1. Concentrated liquid preparations of medicinal plants or drugs made by extracting active constituents with a solvent, typically alcohol or water.
Usage: pharmaceutical; plural form of fluidextract; largely historical; less common in modern pharmacy

Examples

• The pharmacist prepared fluidextracts of various herbs for medicinal use.
• Fluidextracts were commonly used in 19th and early 20th century medicine.
• The strength of fluidextracts is typically standardized to a specific concentration.
• Modern pharmaceutical companies have largely replaced fluidextracts with standardized tinctures and capsules.