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ACETUM SCILLAE

\ˈasɪtəm sˈɪliː], \ˈasɪtəm sˈɪliː], \ˈa_s_ɪ_t_ə_m s_ˈɪ_l_iː]\

Definitions of ACETUM SCILLAE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Diuretic, expectorant, and emetic. It may also be made by the process of displacement.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Vinegar of squill; made by exhausting 1 part of squill with enough dilute acetic acid to make 10 parts [U. S. Ph.]; or by macerating 1 part of squill with 4.2 parts of dilute acetic acid [Br. Ph.].

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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