| NOUN | artifact | black lotion, blackwash | a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores |
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| Meaning | A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores. | |
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| Synonym | blackwash | |
| Broader | lotion, application | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin |
| Substances | calomel, mercurous chloride | A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic |
| limewater | solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid | |
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