See Also: mercurophen(medicine)

contrahent (iou) and mercurophen (medicine)


contrahent (iou)



contrahent postpositive adjective & noun. Now rare or obsolete. E16.
[Latin contrahent- pres. ppl stem of contrahere: see CONTRACT verb, -ENT.]
(A person etc.) entering into a contract.

mercurophen (medicine)


mercurophen
Sodium hydroxymercury-o-nitrophenolate;a local antiseptic.