ecphractic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), from φράσσω (phrássō). Compare French ecphractique. === Adjective === ecphractic (not comparable) (medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or clear viscous matter or secretions, and so remove obstructions Synonym: (archaic) deobstruent === Noun === ecphractic (plural ecphractics) (dated) Any medicine of this kind. === References === “ecphractic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.