SINAPISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinapism mean? 

• SINAPISM (noun)
  The noun SINAPISM has 1 sense:

1. a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

  Familiarity information: SINAPISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINAPISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mustard plaster; sinapism

Hypernyms ("sinapism" is a kind of...):

cataplasm; plaster; poultice (a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.)