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sulfurated lime solution

noun

Medical Definition of SULFURATED LIME SOLUTION

:  an orange-colored solution containing sulfides of calcium made by boiling a mixture of hydrated lime and sublimed sulfur in water and applied externally as a topical antiseptic and scabicide—called also Vleminckx' lotion, Vleminckx' solution

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