ichthammol

ichthammol
/ik tham"awl, -ol; ik"theuh mawl', -mol'/, n. Pharm.
a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.
[1905-10; ICHTH(YO)- (from ichthyosulfonate) + AMM(ONIUM) + -OL1]

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