DIACHYLON
Etymology
Noun
diachylon (countable and uncountable, plural diachylons)
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
Anagrams
• halcyonid
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ach"y*lon, Di*ach"y*lum, n. Etym: [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. (Med. & Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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