See Also: oxytalan(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
sulfuric acid(encyclopedia)
sulfuric oxide(medicine)
sulfuric ether(medicine)
sulfuric acids(medicine)
Sulfuric acid(medicine)
sulfuric acid(dictionary)
pentosan sulfuric polyester(medicine)
fuming sulfuric acid(medicine)

Sulfuric acid (medicine) and oxytalan (medicine)


Sulfuric acid (medicine)


sulfuric acid


H2SO4;a colourless, nearly odourless, heavy, oily, corrosive liquid containing 96% of the absolute acid; used occasionally as a caustic.

Synonym: oil of vitriol.


oxytalan (medicine)


oxytalan


A type of connective tissue fibre histochemically distinct from collagen or elastic fibres described in the periodontal ligament and gingivae.

Origin: G. Oxys, acid, + talas, suffering, resisting; coined term probably intended to mean "resistant to acid hydrolysis"