tripsis
English
Etymology
From New Latin trīpsis, from Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”), from τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “I rub”).
Noun
tripsis (uncountable)
- (medicine, archaic) trituration
- (medicine, archaic) shampoo (a kind of body massage)
References
- “tripsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.