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Webster 1913 Edition
Opodeldoc
Opˊo-del′doc
,Noun.
[So called by Paracelsus. The first syllable may be fr. Gr. [GREEK] vegetable juice.]
1.
A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by
Mindererus
, – used for external injuries. [Obs.]
2.
A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Opodeldoc
OPODEL'DOC
, n.1.
The name of a plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus; but in modern usage.2.
A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with the addition of camphor and essential oils.