escharotic

[ es-kuh-rot-ik ]

adjective
  1. producing an eschar, as a medicinal substance; caustic.

noun
  1. an escharotic agent.

Origin of escharotic

1
1605–15; <Late Latin escharōticus<Greek escharōtikós.See eschar, -otic

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British Dictionary definitions for escharotic

escharotic

/ (ˌɛskəˈrɒtɪk) med /


adjective
  1. capable of producing an eschar

noun
  1. a caustic or corrosive agent

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