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ichthyol

ichthyol noun: the ammonium salt of sulfonated bitumen; used to treat some forms of skin diseases.

Noun

ichthyol (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyols)

  1. The ammonium salt of sulfonated bitumen; used to treat some forms of skin diseases

Forms of ichthyol

pluralichthyols

Origin of ichthyol

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

Questions about ichthyol

What does ichthyol mean?
Ichthyol means the ammonium salt of sulfonated bitumen; used to treat some forms of skin diseases.
What part of speech is ichthyol?
Ichthyol is a noun.
What is the plural of ichthyol?
The plural of ichthyol is ichthyols.

Words near ichthyol in the dictionary

  1. ichthyohemotoxin
  2. ichthyohemotoxins
  3. ichthyoid
  4. ichthyoidal
  5. ichthyoids
  6. ichthyol
  7. ichthyolatrous
  8. ichthyolatry
  9. ichthyolite
  10. ichthyolites
  11. ichthyolith

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