noun
- Concentrated liquid preparations of medicinal plants or drugs made by extracting active constituents with a solvent, typically alcohol or water.
Usage: pharmaceutical; plural form of fluidextract; largely historical; less common in modern pharmacy
Examples
- The pharmacist prepared fluidextracts of various herbs for medicinal use.
- Fluidextracts were commonly used in 19th and early 20th century medicine.
- The strength of fluidextracts is typically standardized to a specific concentration.
- Modern pharmaceutical companies have largely replaced fluidextracts with standardized tinctures and capsules.