See Also: potamophobia(medicine)

eliminant (iou) and potamophobia (medicine)


eliminant (iou)



eliminant adjective & noun. L19.
[Latin eliminant- pres. ppl stem of eliminare: see ELIMINATE, -ANT1.]
A. adjective. Causing or promoting excretion, esp. of harmful substances. L19.
b. noun.
Math. A function obtained by eliminating variables from a set of homogeneous polynomial equations. L19.
Medicine. An eliminant agent. L19.

potamophobia (medicine)


potamophobia
<psychology> Morbid fears aroused by the sight, and sometimes thought, of a river or any flow of water.

Origin: G. Potamos, river, + phobos, fear