diachylon
[ dahy-ak-uh-lon ]
/ daɪˈæk əˌlɒn /
noun Medicine/Medical.
an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.
Also
di·ach·y·lum
[dahy-ak-uh-luh m] /daɪˈæk ə ləm/.
Origin of diachylon
1275–1325; < Latin < Greek
diáchylōn (something) made of juices, equivalent to
dia-
dia- +
chylós juice (also Latinized as
diachȳlum whence E spelling with
-um); replacing Middle English
diaculon < Medieval Latin, and Middle English
diaquilon < Middle French, both < Late Latin
diachȳlōn
Words nearby diachylon
diacetylmorphine,
diachronic,
diachronic linguistics,
diachronism,
diachrony,
diachylon,
diacid,
diacidic,
diaclasis,
diaconal,
diaconate