- citrine ointment
- noun
: a yellow ointment of mercuric nitrate and lard used as an antiparasitic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
citrine ointment
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Citrine ointment — Citrine Cit rine, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.] Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. [1913 Webster] {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Citrine — Cit rine, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.] Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. [1913 Webster] {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unguentum hydrargyri nitratis — Citrine Cit rine, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.] Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. [1913 Webster] {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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