Ich´thy`ol

(Chem.) An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Yn ystod ei phrofiad yn nyrsio yn y 50au defnyddid eli ichthyol yn gyson i drin llid ar y croen e.e.

Cofio arogl tar yr eli du; LLYTHYRAU

Rivulus lyricauda, a new species from the Guyana shield in Eastern Venezuela (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) Ichthyol. Explor.

Laimosemion paryagi (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae), a new species from the upper Mazaruni river drainage of Western Guyana

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