SINCE 1828
ichthammol
noun
ich·tham·mol
| \ˈik-thə-ˌmȯl,
-ˌmōl
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-ˌmōl
\
Medical Definition of ichthammol
: a brownish black viscous tarry liquid prepared from a distillate of bituminous schists by sulfonation followed by neutralization with ammonia and used as an antiseptic and emollient — see ichthyol
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