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Meaning of SPONGIOPILIN

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spon`gi*o*pi"lin\, n. [Gr. ?, dim. of ? a sponge +
? felt.] (Med.)
A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and
rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When
moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.

 

 

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