Abstract

(ab'-strakt), In pharmacy, a solid preparation in which two parts of the drug are represented by one part of the abstract (which is compounded with milk-sugar). Abstracts are double the strength of fluid extracts. They are permanent, but should be kept in a cool Abstraction (ab-strak' -shun). Blood-letting. Also, attention to one idea to the exclusion of others. Generalization or cla ification of the qualities common to the individuals of a group. In pharmacy, the proce of distillation.