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POTASSA CUM CALCE

\pˈɒtasə kˈʌm kˈals], \pˈɒtasə kˈʌm kˈals], \p_ˈɒ_t_a_s_ə k_ˈʌ_m k_ˈa_l_s]\

Definitions of POTASSA CUM CALCE

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

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Used for the same purposes as the next, but more manageable; being less deliquescent.

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

potassa with lime, Vienna caustic, Vienna paste; made by rubbing together equal parts of caustic potassa and quick lime; a grayish white, deliquescent alkaline powder [U. S. Ph., 1890.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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