oxy tetract (oksitetrakt)

and n. [ II. n. An oxy tetract sponge-spicule. oxytocic (ok-si-tos'ik), a . and n. [ ὀξυτόκιον , a medicine to produce quick delivery, τόκος , parturition, τίκτειν , τεκεῖν, bring forth.] I. a. That serves or tends to induce or accelerate parturition. .. Indian hemp. is credited, I believe justly, with oxytocic properties. R. Barnes, Dis. of Women, p. 170. II. n. A medicine or drug that tends to accelerate parturition. In some individuals it [quinine] produces an erythematous eruption, and it is also known to act as an oxytocic . Encyc. Brit ., XX. 186.