How do you pronounce paregoric?

paregoric is pronounced as /ˌpærəˈɡɔːrɪk/.

💊paregoric

noun

/ˌpærəˈɡɔːrɪk/

a medicine containing opium, once used to relieve pain and diarrhea

Doctors once prescribed paregoric to treat diarrhea in children.

medicine, tincture, remedy, opiate

toxin, poison

paregoric tincture, prescribed paregoric, paregoric treatment

strong hostility or dislike; active hatred or ill will

a sour liquid made from fermented alcohol, used for cooking and preserving

The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

something that is necessary or demanded

the act of passing through or across a place

a tropical fruit with sweet pink or white flesh and small seeds