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black salve

black salve noun: an escharotic based on bloodroot extract, fraudulently marketed as an alternative cancer treatment.

Noun

black salve (countable and uncountable, plural black salves)

  1. An escharotic based on bloodroot extract, fraudulently marketed as an alternative cancer treatment.

Forms of black salve

pluralblack salves

Questions about black salve

What does black salve mean?
Black salve means an escharotic based on bloodroot extract, fraudulently marketed as an alternative cancer treatment.
What part of speech is black salve?
Black salve is a noun.
What is the plural of black salve?
The plural of black salve is black salves.

Words near black salve in the dictionary

  1. black salmon
  2. black salsifies
  3. black salsify
  4. black salt
  5. black salts
  6. black salve
  7. black salves
  8. black sanctis
  9. black sanctus
  10. black sanctuses
  11. black sand

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