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ecphractic
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ecphractic, a. [Gr. , from to open; 'ek out + to block up: cf. F. ecphractique.].
Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. Harvey. [1913 Webster]
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