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Webster 1913 Edition


Bechic

Be′chic

, a.
[L.
bechicus
, adj., for a cough, Gr.
[GREEK]
, fr.
[GREEK]
cough: cf. F.
béchique
.]
(Med.)
Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough.
Thomas.
Noun.
A medicine for relieving coughs.
Quincy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bechic

BE'CHIC

,
Noun.
[Gr.a cough.] A medicine for relieving coughs, synonymous with pectoral, which is now the term mostly used.

Definition 2024


bechic

bechic

English

Adjective

bechic (comparative more bechic, superlative most bechic)

  1. (dated) Relating to, or relieving, a cough.
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Noun

bechic (plural bechics)

  1. (dated) A medicine for relieving coughs.
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