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OP AHD's etymology puzzles me, in view of Webster 1913 giving
no mention of relation to endocrine fluctuation.
menstruum
SYLLABICATION: men·stru·um
PRONUNCIATION: mnstr-m
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. men·stru·ums or men·stru·a (-str-)
A solvent, especially one used in extracting compounds from plant and animal tissues and preparing drugs.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, menstruation, from Medieval Latin mnstruum, sing. of Latin mnstrua, menses. See menstruate.
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