See Also: mild mercurial ointment(medicine)
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Beckmann's apparatus (medicine) and mild mercurial ointment (medicine)


Beckmann's apparatus (medicine)


Beckmann's apparatus
Apparatus for the accurate measurement of melting points and boiling points in connection with molecular weight determinations.


mild mercurial ointment (medicine)


mild mercurial ointment -->
blue ointment


A grease-based ointment containing 20% finely divided metallic mercury, formerly widely used for local application to the skin for the destruction of body lice. Risk is associated with transdermal absorption of mercury and a local dermatitis.

Synonym: mild mercurial ointment.