diachylon

[ dahy-ak-uh-lon ]

/ daɪˈæk əˌlɒn /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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-luhm]. /daɪˈæk ə ləm/.

Origin of diachylon

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English diaquilon, from Old French diaculon, diaquilon, from Medieval Latin diachylum, diaculum, from Late Latin diachȳlōn, noun formed from Greek prepositional phrase dià chylôn “(medication) made of juices,” equivalent to dia- + chylós; see origin at dia-, chyle

Words nearby diachylon

diacetylmorphine, diachronic, diachronic linguistics, diachronism, diachrony, diachylon, diacid, diacidic, diaconal, diaconate, diaconicon

How to use diachylon in a sentence

Mrs. Amory had in the meantime hastened home and returned with a roll of diachylon plaster and a pair of small scissors.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
Get four ounces of white diachylon plaster, four ounces of shoemaker's wax, and sixty drops of muriatic acid or spirits of salt.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
Take a piece of diachylon plaster, cut a hole in the centre the size of the wart, and stick it on, the wart protruding through.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
We must exhibit tonics, sir; sulph quin pulv rhei; liquor diachylon.
The Black Bar|George Manville Fenn

Isinglass plaster is not so irritating as diachylon, and is more easily removed.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale