'Cauterant' definitions:
Definition of 'cauterant'
From: WordNet
noun
An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it [syn: cautery, cauterant]
Definition of 'Cauterant'
From: GCIDE
- Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n. A cauterizing substance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cauterant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acid,
- actual cautery,
- brand,
- brand iron,
- branding iron,
- burning,
- calefacient,
- calefactive,
- calefactory,
- caustic,
- cauter,
- cauterizer,
- cautery,
- chafing,
- corrosive,
- electrocautery,
- escharotic,
- heating,
- hot iron,
- lunar caustic,
- mordant,
- moxa,
- potential cautery,
- radium,
- warming