collyrium

[ kuh-leer-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural col·lyr·i·a

[kuh-leer-ee-uh], /kəˈlɪər i ə/, col·lyr·i·ums.

eyewash (def. 1).

Origin of collyrium

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek kollȳ́rion eye salve

Words Nearby collyrium

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How to use collyrium in a sentence

The specimen of collyrium-Wyeth examined was a clear, colorless liquid having a faint odor like benzaldehyd.
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One was termed Achariston, from its cheapness; and this collyrium repeatedly occurs on the oculist-seals.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson
I have already had occasion to speak of the signification and qualities of the collyrium named Melinum.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson
The nature and composition of the collyrium Dialibanum we have already had occasion to consider under a former head.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson
Aetius recommends the collyrium Psoricum against “scabros ac corrosos angulos, et intensos pruritus, milphoses et prurigines.”
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson

British Dictionary definitions for collyrium

collyrium

/ (kɒˈlɪərɪəm) /

nounplural -lyria (-ˈlɪərɪə) or -lyriums

a technical name for an eyewash (def. 1)

Origin of collyrium

C16: from Latin, from Greek kollurion poultice, eye salve

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