n. [ So called by Paracelsus. The first syllable may be fr. Gr. &unr_; vegetable juice. ] 1. A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment. [ 1913 Webster ]