BLACK LOTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does black lotion mean? • BLACK LOTION (noun)
The noun BLACK LOTION has 1 sense:
1. a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
Familiarity information: BLACK LOTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BLACK LOTION (noun)
Meaning:
A mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
black lotion; blackwash
Hypernyms ("black lotion" is a kind of...):
application; lotion (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin)
Meronyms (substance of "black lotion"):
limewater (solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid)
calomel; mercurous chloride (a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic)
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