† attenuative, a. and n. Med. Obs.
[f. L. attenuāt- (see attenuate v.) + -ive.]
A. adj. Attenuating, attenuant. B. n. An attenuating agent, an attenuant.
| 1656 Ridgley Pract. Physick 105 The spleen cannot endure Attenuatives. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 211 Its heat and attenuative virtue. |