AREOT'IC, adjective [Gr. thin.] Attenuating; making thin, as in liquids; rarefying.
AREOT'IC, noun A medicine, which attenuates the humors, dissolves viscidity, opens the pores, and increases perspiration; an attenuant.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.