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menstruum

[′men·strə·wəm]
(materials)
A solvent, commonly one that extracts certain principles from entire plant or animal tissues.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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