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peccant


pec·cant

adj \ˈpek-ənt\

Definition of PECCANT

: causing disease <specific virtues…of drugs, as opposed to the unspecific adjustment of “peccant humours,” were recognized in the 16th and 17th centuries—Joseph Needham>

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