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Definition: DIACHYLUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Diachylum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DIACHYLUM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DIACHYLUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)