Opodeldoc is a name given by the physician Paracelsus to a sort of liniment which he invented, or at least on which he bestowed this name. Paracelsus`s opodeldoc was a mixture of soap in alcohol, to which camphor and sometimes a number of herbal essences, most notably wormwood, were added. Paracelsus`s recipe forms the basis for most later versi.....
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soapy liniment
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• (n.) A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment. • (n.) A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries.
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Op`o·del'doc noun [ So called by Paracelsus. The first syllable may be from Greek ... vegetable juice.]
1. A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries. [ Obsolete]
2. A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with th...
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opodeldoc A camphorated soap liniment.
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