| aconite | 1. <botany> The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites. Origin: L. Aconitum, Gr., cf. F. Aconit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| prepared chalk | Purified native calcium carbonate, usually molded into cones; used as a mild astringent and antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prepared ipecacuanha | A fine powder to contain 2% of the total alkaloids of ipecacuanha, calculated as emetine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prepared mutton tallow | prepared suet |
| purified cotton | Absorbent cotton in which the hairs of the seed of varieties of Gossypium and other allied species are freed from adhering impurities, deprived of fatty matter, bleached, and sterilised; used for tampons, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purified ozokerite | A natural mixture of hydrocarbons of high molecular weight; a substitute for beeswax, also used in dentistry for impressions. Synonym: cerin, cerosin, earth wax, mineral wax, purified ozokerite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purified placental protein | human placental lactogen |
| purified protein derivative of tuberculin | Purified tuberculin containing the active protein fraction; the tuberculin from which it is prepared differs from tuberculin chiefly in that the bacteria are grown in a synthetic rather than in a broth medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purified water | Water obtained by distillation or deionization. (05 Mar 2000) |