Definition of Ichthiol
Ich"thy*ol (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a fish
+ (prob.) L. oleum oil; but cf. Ichthyolite.]
(Chem.) An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation
of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in
medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.
Ich"thy*ol (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a fish
+ (prob.) L. oleum oil; but cf. Ichthyolite.]
(Chem.) An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation
of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in
medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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