Diachylum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diachylon \Di*ach"y*lon\, Diachylum \Di*ach"y*lum\, n. [NL.
     diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy; dia` thoroughly + ? juice.]
     (Med. & Chem.)
     A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants
     (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil,
     and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts


     of the fat acids.
     [1913 Webster]