tripsis

English

Etymology

From New Latin trīpsis, from Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”), from τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “I rub”).

Noun

tripsis (uncountable)

1. (medicine, archaic) trituration
2. (medicine, archaic) shampoo (a kind of body massage)

References

• “tripsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• spirits