fluidextract, fluid extract

(floo″ĭd-ek′strakt″ )

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[ fluid + extract ]
A solution of the soluble constituents of vegetable drugs in which each cubic centimeter or milliliter represents 1 g of the drug. Fluidextracts contain alcohol as a solvent or preservative. Many of them form precipitates when water is added.

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