Dobell's solution

[ doh-belz ]

/ ˈdoʊ bɛlz /

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noun Pharmacology.

a clear, yellowish, aqueous solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic and astringent for the nose and throat.

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Origin of Dobell's solution

Named after H. B. Dobell (1828–1917), English physician

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How to use Dobell's solution in a sentence

The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead.
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But his solution to this metastasizing threat is, in some ways, counterintuitive.
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But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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So here we are with Abbas being the only one of three parties to this conflict still fighting for a two-state solution.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
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Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
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At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
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En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dobell's solution

Dobell's solution

/ (ˈdəʊbəlz) /

noun

a solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used as an astringent or antiseptic wash for the throat and nose

Word Origin for Dobell's solution

C19: named after Horace B. Dobell (1828–1917), British physician

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