ptisan

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ptisan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ptisan \Ptis"an\, n. [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water,
     Gr. ?, from ? to peel, husk; cf. F. ptisane, tisane.]
     1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a
        farinaceous drink.
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     2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any,
        medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.
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