guttatim

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin guttātim.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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guttatim (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Drop by drop; one drop at a time.
    Synonyms: dropmeal, dropwise
    • 1882 January 2, Brojendro Nath Banerjee, “Two cases of hydrorrhoea gravidorum”, in The Indian Medical Gazette, page 15:
      It used to come on in a gush also guttatim.
    • 1910, Charles Lyman Greene, Medical diagnosis, page 355:
      Boil a few c.c. of the solution gently in a test-tube, add guttatim 6–8 drops of the urine, boil gently for a moment only.
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Latin

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Etymology

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From gutta (drop) +‎ -ātim.

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Adverb

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guttātim (not comparable)

  1. dropwise, drop by drop

Descendants

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  • English: guttatim (learned)