Associations to the word «Physic»

Wiktionary

PHYSIC, adjective. Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
PHYSIC, noun. (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
PHYSIC, noun. (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
PHYSIC, noun. (obsolete) A physician.
PHYSIC, verb. (transitive) To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.
PHYSIC FINGER, noun. The ring finger
PHYSIC FINGERS, noun. Plural of physic finger
PHYSIC NUT, noun. A small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha curcas), and its seeds, which are well flavoured, but contain an oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
PHYSIC NUTS, noun. Plural of physic nut

Dictionary definition

PHYSIC, noun. A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca