Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cauterant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n.
A cauterizing substance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cauterant
n : an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for
medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with
a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by
freezing it [syn: {cautery}]
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