Meaning of sugescent | Babel Free

Definitions

Of or relating to sucking.

archaic, not-comparable

Examples

“It is probable that the utmost sugescent power of any of these causes, or all of them combined, in ordinary respiration is not sufficient to raise⟳ a column of blood of a single inch […]”

“None of the animals, which are not deſigned for that nouriſhment [milk], ever offer⟳ to ſuck, or to ſeek out any ſuch food. What is the concluſion, but that the ſugeſcent parts of animals are fitted for their uſe, and the knowledge of that uſe put⟳ into them?”

“This sugescent power is originated by the removal of atmospheric pressure […]”

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