Middle English Dictionary Entry
dissolū̆tī̆f adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dissolū̆tī̆f adj. Also dissolvatif. |
| Etymology | L & OF; also cp. ME dissolven . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a medicine: producing dissolution or dissipation of a morbid condition; -- also as noun.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)84a/a : In þe bygynnynge me schal do þerto..swagynge medycynes..in þe encresinge meneliche dissolutifes, & in þe endes consumptifes.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)82/23 : Vertegrese is ful mich penetratife, dissolutiue..and liquefactyue.
- a1475 *Hrl.Diseases Hawk A (Hrl 2340)33b : Soþe is A corasy & A dysoluatyfe, & þat wyll dyssolue þe ston & wast hym.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. dissolutive.