Definitions for diachylon

diachylon di·ach·y·lon

Spelling: [dahy-ak-uh-lon]
IPA: /daɪˈæk əˌlɒn/

Diachylon is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 428 anagrams from letters in diachylon (acdhilnoy).

Definitions for diachylon

noun

  1. an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.

Origin of diachylon

1275-1325; Latin Greek diáchylōn (something) made of juices, equivalent to dia- dia- + chylós juice (also Latinized as diachȳlum whence E spelling with -um); replacin

Examples for diachylon

Did a bull gore a man, Mr Cophagus appeared with his diachylon and lint.

Have you never met a man who was a sort of diachylon plaster?

Mrs. Amory had in the meantime hastened home and returned with a roll of diachylon plaster and a pair of small scissors.

Shuttleworth put some diachylon plaster on his head, ordered him to bed, and told him not to get into trees again.

Isinglass plaster is not so irritating as diachylon, and is more easily removed.

Take a piece of diachylon plaster, cut a hole in the centre the size of the wart, and stick it on, the wart protruding through.

Slice of bread prepared with diachylon or hooked pins to stick to Mr. Bullywingle's coat-tail.

“There, I think that will do now, with a strip or two of plaster which I have here,” producing some diachylon from a pocket-book.

diachylon, or lead-plaster, is largely used as an abortifacient.

The diachylon can be purchased in lump form of any druggist.

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