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green soap
noun
- a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.
green soap
noun
- med a soft or liquid alkaline soap made from vegetable oils, used in treating certain chronic skin diseases Also calledsoft soap
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Word History and Origins
Origin of green soap1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Frequent washing of the parts with soap and water or tincture of green soap and water is also a preventive measure of value.
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The tincture of green soap (tinctura saponis viridis) is especially valuable for cleansing purposes in psoriasis of the scalp.
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Green Soap is a mixture of palm oil soap and curd soap, to which is added powdered smalt ground with water.
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I did not use a brush, I just washed them with green soap and rinsed them in distilled water.
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Mr. Killion used green soap and washed his hands, and we ran a control, both of the right cheek and of both hands.
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