ichthyol
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -ol, since it was prepared by dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes.
Noun
ichthyol (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyols)
- (medicine) The ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate; used to treat some forms of skin diseases
Translations
ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate
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