HyperDic: menstruum

English > 2 senses of the word menstruum:
NOUNsubstancemenstruum(archaic) a solvent
processmenstruum, menstruation, menses, catamenia, period, flowthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
English > menstruum: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning(archaic) a solvent.
Broadersolvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolventA liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Usage ofarchaism, archaicismThe use of an archaic expression
Spanishmenstruum
English > menstruum: 2 senses > noun 2, process
MeaningThe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.
Synonymsmenstruation, menses, catamenia, period, flow
Narrowermenorrhagia, hypermenorrheaabnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation
oligomenorrheaabnormally light or infrequent menstruation
Broaderdischarge, emission, expellingAny of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Spanishcatamenia, menstruación, menstruo, mes, periodo, período, regla
Catalancatamenia, menstruació, menstru, menstruo, regla

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