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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

discussive

· dis·cuss·ive · IPA
01 a. Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter; discutient.
  1. 1.
    Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter; discutient.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    Doubt-dispelling; decisive.[R.]
    “A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.” — Hopkins.
02 n. A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient.
  1. 1.
    A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient.(Med.)