ichthyol

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -ol, since it is an oily mixture prepared by dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes.

Noun

ichthyol (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyols)

1. (medicine) The ammonium salt of sulfonated bitumen; used to treat some forms of skin diseases

Translations

ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 魚石脂／鱼石脂 (zh)

• Italian: ittiolo m
• Macedonian: ихтио́л m (ihtiól)
• Polish: ichtiol (pl) m
• Russian: ихтиол (ru) (ixtiol)