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ichthammol

[ ik-tham-awl, -ol; ik-thuh-mawl, -mol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ichthammol1

1905–10; ichth(yo)- (from ichthyosulfonate ) + amm(onium) + -ol 1

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