(antiseptic)
121boric acid — A very weak acid, used as an antiseptic dusting powder, in saturated solution as a collyrium, and with glycerin in aphthae and stomatitis. SYN: boracic acid. * * * boric acid n a white crystalline acid H3BO3 obtained from its salts and used esp.… …
122cresol — A mixture of the three isomeric cresols, o , m , and p c., obtained from coal tar. Its properties are similar to those of phenol, but it is less poisonous; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. SYN: tricresol. * * * cre·sol krē .sȯl, .sōl …
123cubeb — The dried unripe, nearly full grown fruit of Piper cubeba (family Piperaceae), a climbing plant of the West Indies, used as stimulant, carminative, and local irritant; c. oil has been used as a mild urinary antiseptic. [Ar. and Hindu, kababa] * * …
124dressing — The material applied, or the application itself of material, to a wound for protection, absorbance, drainage, etc. adhesive absorbent d. a sterile individual d. consisting of a plain absorbent compress affixed to a …
125hexylresorcinol — A broad spectrum anthelmintic and antiseptic. * * * hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol .hek səl rə zȯrs ən .ȯl, .ōl n a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic (as in a throat lozenge) and as an anthelmintic against ascarids (esp. Ascaris… …
126merbromin — The disodium salt of 2,7 dibromo 4 hydroxymercurifluorescein; an organic mercurial antiseptic compound that also has staining properties similar to those of eosin and phloxine, with strong affinity for cytoplasmic structures; also used… …
127naphthol — A phenol of naphthalene, occurring in two forms: α n., a dye intermediate used in cytochemistry for l arginine localization; β n., also known as isonaphthol, used as an anthelmintic and antiseptic. Both forms are also used in the manufacture of… …
128sodium — A metallic element, atomic no. 11, atomic wt. 22.989768; an alkali metal oxidizing readily in air or water; its salts are found in natural biologic systems and are extensively used in medicine and industry. The s. ion is the most plentiful… …
