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Escharotic

Escharotic \Es`cha*rot"ic\, n. (Med.) A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.

Escharotic

Escharotic \Es`cha*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? an eschar: cf. F. escharotique.] (Med.) Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.

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escharotic

a. Capable of producing an eschar alt. Capable of producing an eschar n. A caustic or corrosive material

Usage examples of "escharotic".

The carrying, escharotic voice was thick with sheer cold fury for half a dozen words, and then he had it controlled.

Nitric acid and escharotics generally in this crowded atmosphere, loaded with noxious effluvia, exerted only temporary effects.