menstruum
(noun)
noun
1. (archaic) a solvent
Definition categories: substance, dissolvent, dissolver, resolvent, solvent
2. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
Similar word(s): catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, period
Definition categories: process, discharge, emission, expelling