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[USP] a mixture of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used as a source of sulfide in pharmaceutical preparations.Medical dictionary. 2011.
sulfurated potash — Vet. Med. a yellowish brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange. Also called liver of sulfur. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
sulfurated potash — noun : a mixture composed principally of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate that is obtained by heating sublimed sulfur and potassium carbonate as liver brown lumps changing to yellowish and decomposing in air and that is used… … Useful english dictionary
potash — Impure potassium carbonate. SYN: pearl ash. [E. pot ashes] caustic p. SYN: potassium hydroxide. sulfurated p. a mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate; used externally in scabies … Medical dictionary
liver of sulfur — sulfurated potash * * * /liv euhr/. See sulfurated potash … Useful english dictionary
polysulfide — /pol ee sul fuyd/, n. Chem. a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur. [1840 50; POLY + SULFIDE] * * * ▪ chemical compound any member of a class of chemical compounds containing one or more groups of atoms of the element … Universalium
liver of sulfur — /liv euhr/. See sulfurated potash. * * * … Universalium
sulfur — An element, atomic no. 16, atomic wt. 32.066, that combines with oxygen to form s. dioxide (SO2) and s. trioxide (SO3), and these with water to make strong acids, and with many metals and nonmetallic elements to form sulfides; mildly laxative;… … Medical dictionary
liver of sulfur — n SULFURATED POTASH … Medical dictionary
white lotion — n a preparation made of sulfurated potash and zinc sulfate that is applied topically in the treatment of various skin disorders … Medical dictionary
potassium polysulfide — any of various compounds having the general formula K2Sn, for n = 3 to 5; a component of sulfurated potash … Medical dictionary
