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Bleeding vs Ergometrine - What's the difference?

bleeding | ergometrine |

As nouns the difference between bleeding and ergometrine

is that bleeding is the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel while ergometrine is (chemistry) an ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to lsd and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

As a verb bleeding

is .

As an adjective bleeding

is (uk|slang) (used as an intensifier) extreme, outright.

As an adverb bleeding

is (uk|slang) (used as an intensifier) extremely.

bleeding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * bleeding heart

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (UK, slang) (used as an intensifier) extreme, outright.
  • * "You are a bleeding liar. Truth is of no interest to you at all." — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.software.year-2000/msg/ba82c9dd28cde368]
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    "You are a bleeding idiot sometimes, but I love you and", Harry hands him the first gift Severus ever gave him and says, "One hundred and sixteen."

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (UK, slang) (used as an intensifier) Extremely.
    • His car's motor is bleeding smoking down the motorway.
    It turns out he was too bleeding cheap to ever drain the oil.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.
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  • (medicine, historical) bloodletting

    • Related terms

    * bleeder * bleedingly * blood * bloody English degree adverbs English intensifiers

    ergometrine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia ergometrine)
  • (chemistry) An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

    • Synonyms

    * ergobasine * ergonovine