rhusma
English
Etymology
See rusma.
Noun
rhusma (usually uncountable, plural rhusmas)
- A mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides.
References
- 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
- rhusma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- murhas, umrahs