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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] an eschar: cf. F.

escharotique

(Med.)

Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.

Noun.

(Med.)

A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.

Adj.

Caustic; having the power of searing or destroying the flesh.

Noun.

A caustic application; a medicine which sears or destroys flesh.