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dakin's solution

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Da·kin's solution   (dā'kĭnz)   
n.  A dilute aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite used in cleansing wounds.

[After Henry Drysdale Dakin (1880-1952), British biochemist.]
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Dakin's solution Da·kin's solution (dā'kĭnz)
n.
Buffered sodium hypochlorite solution, used as a bactericidal irrigant of open wounds.

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