See Also: Ichthyol(dictionary)

Ichthyol (iou)



Ichthyol noun. Also ichthyol. L19.
[from ICHTHYO- + -OL.]
(Proprietary name for) a brownish-yellow syrupy liquid obtained by the dry distillation of bituminous rocks containing the remains of fossil fishes, formerly used like ichthammol. Also = ICHTHAMMOL.