diachylon
[dahy-ak-uh-lon]
- an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.
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Also di·ach·y·lum [dahy-ak-uh-luh m] /daɪˈæk ə ləm/.
Origin of diachylon
1275–1325; < Latin < Greek diáchylōn (something) made of juices, equivalent to dia- dia- + chylós juice (also Latinized as diachȳlum whence E spelling with -um); replacing Middle English diaculon < Medieval Latin, and Middle English diaquilon < Middle French, both < Late Latin diachȳlōn
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Did a bull gore a man, Mr Cophagus appeared with his diachylon and lint.
Japhet in Search of a FatherFrederick Marryat
The diachylon can be purchased in lump form of any druggist.
The Art of AmusingFrank Bellew
Diachylon, or lead-plaster, is largely used as an abortifacient.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyW. G. Aitchison Robertson
Slice of bread prepared with diachylon or hooked pins to stick to Mr. Bullywingle's coat-tail.
The Art of AmusingFrank Bellew
“There, I think that will do now, with a strip or two of plaster which I have here,” producing some diachylon from a pocket-book.
Picked up at SeaJ.C. Hutcheson