Ichthyol
a brand of ichthammol.
Ichthyol
1 American
[ik-thee-awl, -ol]
/ ˈɪk θiˌɔl, -ˌɒl /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
ichthyol.
2
American
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Ichthyol, 10 to 20% in lanoline spread on linen and worn at night, often dispels an attack at the beginning.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Ichthyol internally, and external applications of the same drug, and of resorcin, chrysarobin, and pyrogallic acid, have been extolled.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Ichthyol has somewhat changed its character during recent years, being now almost completely soluble in water, and stronger in odour than formerly.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
Dry the skin with a soft towel and apply a thick coating of equal parts of Ichthyol and vaselin, and over this place antiseptic gauze or sterilized absorbent cotton.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
This resembles the figure of the Guaperva maxima caudata in Willughby's Ichthyol.
From A Voyage to New Holland by William Dampier
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