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succuss

Syllabification: (suc·cuss)
Pronunciation: /səˈkəs/
Definition of succuss

verb

[with object]
  • (in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Derivatives

succussion

Pronunciation: /-ˈkəSHən/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin succuss- 'shaken', from the verb succutere, from sub- 'away' + quatere 'to shake'

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