Synonyms of menstruum

Noun

1. menstruum, solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent

usage: (archaic) a solvent

2. menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow, discharge, emission, expelling

usage: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "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"--Aristotle

Definition and meaning of menstruum (Dictionary)