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lime liniment

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carron oil

[kar-uhn]
–noun Pharmacology.
a liniment containing limewater and linseed oil, used in medicine chiefly for burns.
Also called lime liniment.


Origin:
1880–85; named after Carron, Scotland, where it was used for treatment of ironworks laborers
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Main Entry: car·ron oil
Pronunciation: 'kar-&n-
Function: noun
: a lotion of equal parts of linseed oil and limewater formerly applied to burnsand scalds called also lime liniment

Main Entry: lime liniment
Function: noun
: CARRON OIL
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