carron oil

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carron oil [ˈkærən]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) an ointment of limewater and linseed oil, formerly used to treat burns

[named after Carron, Scotland, where it was used among the ironworkers]

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carron oil - an ointment formerly used to treat burns

ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

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