camphor liniment
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camphor liniment — noun : camphorated oil … Useful english dictionary
Camphor — For other uses, see Camphor (disambiguation). Camphor[1][2] … Wikipedia
camphor — A ketone distilled from the bark and wood of Cinnamonum camphora, an evergreen tree of Taiwan and Southeast Asia and the adjoining islands, and also prepared synthetically from oil of turpentine; used in a variety of commercial products and as a… … Medical dictionary
camphor — noun Etymology: Middle English caumfre, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, from Malay kapur Date: 14th century a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C10H16O obtained especially from the wood and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
liniment — A liquid preparation for external application or application to the gums; they may be clear dispersions, suspensions, or emulsions, and are frequently applied by friction to the skin; used as counterirritants, rubefacients, anodynes, or cleansing … Medical dictionary
liniment — n. a medicinal preparation that is rubbed onto the skin or applied on a surgical dressing. Liniments often contain camphor … The new mediacal dictionary
Minard's Liniment — Minards s Liniment Ad from the 1860s Minards s is a brand of Liniment. Contents 1 History … Wikipedia
Soap liniment — 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
camphorated oil — noun : a solution of about 20 percent camphor in cottonseed oil used as a counterirritant called also camphor liniment * * * Pharm. a solution of one part camphor oil in four parts cottonseed oil used as a counterirritant. Also called camphor… … Useful english dictionary
camphorated oil — SYN: camphor liniment. * * * camphorated oil n a solution of about 20 percent camphor in cottonseed oil used as a counterirritant called also camphor liniment … Medical dictionary
