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NAPHTHALAN

\nˈafθɐlˌan], \nˈafθɐlˌan], \n_ˈa_f_θ_ɐ_l_ˌa_n]\

Definitions of NAPHTHALAN

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An unctuous neutral blackish mass produced by distillation of Armenian naphtha; used as an analgesic, antiphlogistic, and parasiticide in skin diseases, burns, etc.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

A purified Russian naphtha mixed with anhydrous soap; a gelatinous mass used topically for burns, inflamed wounds, etc.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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