ichthammol

[ ik-tham-awl, -ol; ik-thuh-mawl, -mol ]
/ ɪkˈθæm ɔl, -ɒl; ˈɪk θəˌmɔl, -ˌmɒl /

noun Pharmacology.

a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.

Origin of ichthammol

1905–10; ichth(yo)- (from ichthyosulfonate) + amm(onium) + -ol1