Pyrothonide

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

  Pyrothonide \Py*roth"o*nide\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? linen.] (Med.)
     A kind of empyreumatic oil produced by the combustion of
     textures of hemp, linen, or cotton in a copper vessel, --
     formerly used as a remedial agent. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]