diachylon plaster

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• Diachylon — (from Lat diachȳlōn, representing Gr διὰ χυλων, [a medicament] composed of juices [1]), also rendered diachylum or diaculum, was originally a kind of medicament made of the juices of several plants (thus its name), but now commonly the name for… …   Wikipedia

• Diachylon — Di*ach y*lon, ||Diachylum Di*ach y*lum, n. [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy; dia thoroughly + ? juice.] (Med. & Chem.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• diachylon — /duy ak euh lon /, n. Med. an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations. Also, diachylum /duy ak euh leuhm/. [1275 1325; < L < Gk diáchylon (something) made of juices, equiv. to dia… …   Universalium

• diachylon — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• diachylon — n. type of sticky lead plaster; lead soap …   English contemporary dictionary

• diachylon — /daɪˈækəlɒn/ (say duy akuhlon) noun an adhesive plaster consisting essentially of lead oxide and oil. Also, diachylum. {Latin, from Greek dia chȳlon (something) made of juices; also Latin diachȳlum, whence English spelling with um; replacing… …  

• diachylon —   n. kind of sticking plaster …   Dictionary of difficult words

• lead plaster — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Diachylum — Diachylon Di*ach y*lon, ||Diachylum Di*ach y*lum, n. [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy; dia thoroughly + ? juice.] (Med. & Chem.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Castile soap — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chlorogalum pomeridianum — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English