Ichthyol

¹ American  

[ik-thee-awl, -ol] / ˈɪk θiˌɔl, -ˌɒl /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of ichthammol.

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ichthyol. ² American  

abbreviation

1. ichthyology.

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Example Sentences

For the same purpose:— Ichthyol 1 dram Olive oil 1 ounce Mix and apply in the rectum on a piece of cotton.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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 Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

This resembles the figure of the Guaperva maxima caudata in Willughby's Ichthyol.

From A Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Ichthyol 4 drachms Lime Water 1 ounce Oil sweet almonds 1 ounce Glycerine 1½ ounces Rose Water 1½ ounces Apply No. 2 and repeat to keep moist.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.