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HIBERNICUS LAPIS

\hˈa͡ɪbənˌɪkəs lˈapiz], \hˈa‍ɪbənˌɪkəs lˈapiz], \h_ˈaɪ_b_ə_n_ˌɪ_k_ə_s l_ˈa_p_i_z]\

Definitions of HIBERNICUS LAPIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Irish Slate. A kind of elate or very hard stone, found in different parts of Ireland, in masses of a bluish-black colour, which stains the hands. It has been taken, powdered, .in spruce-beer, against inward contusions.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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