Portuguese Meaning of dover's powder
pó de Dover
Other Portuguese words related to pó de Dover
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Nearest Words of dover's powder
- dove's foot geranium => Gerânio-pé-de-pombo
- dove's-foot => pé de pomba
- doveship => pombal
- dovetail => Cauda de andorinha
- dovetail joint => Junta de cauda de andorinha
- dovetail plane => Rabo de andorinha
- dovetailed => encaixado
- dovetailing => cauda de andorinha
- dovish => pacífico
- dovishness => condescendência
Definitions and Meaning of dover's powder in English
dover's powder (n)
a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
dover's powder ()
A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic.
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pó de Dover
a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspirationA powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the U
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dovelike => columbino, dovelet => Pombinha, dovekie => mergulhão-anão, dove-eyed => olhos de pomba, dovecote => Pombal,
