escharotic
producing an eschar, as a medicinal substance; caustic.
an escharotic agent.
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How to use escharotic in a sentence
It is chiefly used as an escharotic, to destroy proud flesh, &c.
The stronger acids are employed for their escharotic qualities.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry | Maximilian SternOxymel of verdigris is stimulant, detergent, and escharotic.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyUsed as an escharotic, and in the preparation of oxide of antimony.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyUsed as a mild escharotic and stimulant to fungous ulcers, warts, corns, &c.
British Dictionary definitions for escharotic
/ (ˌɛskəˈrɒtɪk) med /
capable of producing an eschar
a caustic or corrosive agent
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