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diachylum (medicine) and honeycomb(1) (iou)


diachylum (medicine)


diachylum
<medicine> A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.

Origin: NL. Diachylum, fr. Gr. Very juicy; thoroughly + juice.

Source: Websters Dictionary


honeycomb(1) (iou)



honeycomb noun & adjective. OE.
[from HONEY noun + COMB noun1.]
A. noun.
A structure of wax containing two series of hexagonal cells separated by thin partitions, formed by bees for the reception of honey and their eggs; fig. a receptacle for sweet things. OE.
= HONEY noun 3. LME-M16.
A cavernous flaw in metalwork, esp. in a gun. M16.
The reticulum or second stomach of a ruminant. Also honeycomb tripe. E18.
a. Decorative or Other work with a hexagonal or cellular arrangement like a honeycomb. M19.
b. A sturdy material consisting of a network of open-ended cells bonded together. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Resembling or suggestive of a honeycomb; having a hexagonal or cellular pattern or arrangement. E18.
Special collocations & comb.: honeycomb quilt: with a raised hexagonal pattern; honeycomb ringworm = FAVUS. honeycomb tripe: see sense 4 above. honeycomb wall a wall with numerous small openings at regular intervals.