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es⋅cha⋅rot⋅ic

[es-kuh-rot-ik] Medicine/Medical
–adjective
1. producing an eschar, as a medicinal substance; caustic.
–noun
2. an escharotic agent.

Origin:
1605–15; < LL escharōticus < Gk escharōtikós. See eschar, -otic
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es·cha·rot·ic   (ěs'kə-rŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  Producing an eschar.
n.  A caustic or corrosive substance or drug.
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Main Entry: 1es·cha·rot·ic
Pronunciation: "es-k&-'rät-ik
Function: adjective
: producing an eschar

Main Entry: 2escharotic
Function: noun
: an escharotic agent (as a drug)
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escharotic es·cha·rot·ic (ěs'kə-rŏt'ĭk)
n.
A caustic or corrosive substance or drug. adj.
Producing an eschar.

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