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BLACK LOTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
Synonyms:
black lotion; blackwash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("black lotion" is a kind of...):
application; lotion (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin)
Meronyms (substance of "black lotion"):
limewater (solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid)
calomel; mercurous chloride (a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic)