CARRON OIL


Meaning of CARRON OIL in English

/kar"euhn/ , Pharm.

a liniment containing limewater and linseed oil, used in medicine chiefly for burns. Also called lime liniment .

[ 1880-85; named after Carron, Scotland, where it was used for treatment of ironworks laborers ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .