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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROBORANT

a.[L. roborans, roboro.] Strengthening.

ROBORANT

n.A medicine that strengthens; but corroborant is generally used.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROBORANT

Rob "o *rant, a. Etym: [L. roborans, p. pr. See Roborate. ]

Defn: Strengthening. -- n. (Med. )

Defn: A strengthening medicine; a tonic.

New American Oxford Dictionary

roborant

rob o rant |ˈräbərənt, ˈrō -ˈrɑbərənt |Medicine ▶adjective (chiefly of a medicine ) having a strengthening effect. ▶noun a roborant medicine. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin roborant- ‘strengthening, ’ from the verb roborare, from robur, robor- ‘strength. ’

Oxford Dictionary

roborant

rob o rant |ˈräbərənt, ˈrō -ˈrɑbərənt |Medicine ▶adjective (chiefly of a medicine ) having a strengthening effect. ▶noun a roborant medicine. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin roborant- ‘strengthening, ’ from the verb roborare, from robur, robor- ‘strength. ’