ABSORBENT COTTON
\ɐbsˈɔːbənt kˈɒtən], \ɐbsˈɔːbənt kˈɒtən], \ɐ_b_s_ˈɔː_b_ə_n_t k_ˈɒ_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of ABSORBENT COTTON
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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C. from which oil and other impurities have been removed; made by boiling carded c. with a solution of soda or caustic potash, washing thoroughly, expressing, boiling again in a solution of alkali, washing well, and drying quickly. Absorbent c. may be medicated by immersing it in an alcoholic solution of the agent and allowing the alcohol to evaporate [Br. Ph.U. S. Ph,].
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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