A pharmaceutical preparation made by extracting plant material using a fluid alcohol-based solution, creating a concentrated medicine.
Compound of 'fluid,' 'acetic' (relating to vinegar/acid), and 'extract' (something drawn out), combining pharmaceutical terminology from 19th-century apothecary practice.
Before modern pills and capsules, pharmacists created these liquid extracts using alcohol as a solvent to pull out plant medicines—it was basically ancient herbal extraction science meeting Victorian chemistry precision.
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