Definition of Diachylum. Meaning of Diachylum. Synonyms of Diachylum

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Definition of Diachylum

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 and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.

Meaning of Diachylum from wikipedia

- Gr**** διὰ χυλῶν, "[a medicament] composed of juices"), also rendered diachylum or diaculum, was originally a kind of medicament made of the juices of...
- Turrill Pseuderanthemum detruncatum (Nees & Mart.) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum diachylum Leonard Pseuderanthemum diantherum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner Pseuderanthemum...