Menstruum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(archaic) a solvent

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛnstrjuːəm/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛnstrjuːəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛnstrjuːəm/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɛnstrjuːəm/.

Examples

the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped
the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

catamenia flow menstruation menses period

Parts of Speech

noun	(archaic) a solvent
noun	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”

Word Forms

menstruate	verb	undergo menstruation
catamenial	adjective	of or relating to menstruation or the menses
flow	verb	undergo menstruation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Menstruation

(archaisch) ein Lösungsmittel

🇪🇸Spanish

disolvente

(arcaico) un disolvente

🇮🇹Italian

mestruale

(arcaico) solvente

🇳🇱Dutch

menstruatie

(archaïsch) een oplosmiddel

🇵🇹Portuguese

menstruação

(arcaico) um solvente

🇷🇺Russian

менструация

(архаичный) растворитель

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्रावक पदार्थ

(पुरातन) एक विलायक

🇧🇩Bengali

মাসিক

(প্রাচীন) একটি দ্রাবক

🇮🇳Tamil

மாதவிடாய்

(தொன்மையான) ஒரு கரைப்பான்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్టు

(పురాతన) ఒక ద్రావకం

🇮🇳Marathi

मासिक पाळी

(पुरातन) एक दिवाळखोर

🇮🇳Gujarati

માસિક ધર્મ

(પુરાતન) દ્રાવક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟಿನ

(ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ) ಒಂದು ದ್ರಾವಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആർത്തവം

(പുരാതന) ഒരു ലായകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਹਵਾਰੀ

(ਪੁਰਾਤਨ) ਇੱਕ ਘੋਲਨ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہواری

(قدیم) ایک سالوینٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

月经

（古）溶剂

🇯🇵Japanese

月経

(古風な) 溶剤

🇰🇷Korean

용매

(고풍) 용매

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh nguyệt

(cổ) dung môi

🇹🇭Thai

ประจำเดือน

(โบราณ) ตัวทำละลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencair

(kuno) pelarut

🇵🇭Filipino

regla

(archaic) isang solvent

🇲🇾Malay

haid

(kuno) pelarut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المذيب

(قديم) مذيب

🇮🇷Persian

قاعدگی

(باستانی) یک حلال

🇹🇷Turkish

regl dönemi

(arkaik) bir çözücü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחזור

(ארכאי) ממס

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The primary meaning of 'menstruum' is '(archaic) a solvent'.

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'menstruum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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