hydropote
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of HYDROPOTE s. m. & f.
Terme de Medecine, qui se dit de ceux qui ne boivent que de l'eau. on a disputé en Medecine, si les hydropotes vivoient plus long-temps que les autres. Ce mot vient du Grec hydropotis, de hydor, & de potis, potor, beuveur.
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