ichthyol

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -ol, since it was prepared by dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes.

Noun

ichthyol (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyols)

(medicine) The ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate; used to treat some forms of skin diseases

Translations

ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate

Italian: ittiolo m
Polish: ichtiol (pl) m

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