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Meaning of DIACHYLON

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Di*ach"y*lon\, Diachylum \Di*ach"y*lum\, n. [NL.
diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy; dia` thoroughly + ? juice.]
(Med. & Chem.)
A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants
(whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil,
and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts
of the fat acids.

 

 

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