Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Discutient \Dis*cu"tient\, a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of
   discutere. See {Discuss}.] (Med.)
   Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a
   discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal
   application) which serves to disperse morbid matter. ``Foment
   with discutiens.'' --Wiseman.