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Definition of Oxymel
1. n. A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup.
Definition of Oxymel
1. Noun. (context: now historical) A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxymel
1. a mixture of vinegar and honey [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oxymel
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxymel
Literary usage of Oxymel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections for an Essay Towards a Materia Medica of the United States by Benjamin Smith Barton (1900)
"This oxymel may be taken hourly for three or four hours, a teaspoon full at a
time for a grown person, in extreme cases, or until ease takes place : after ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"A gaseous element, supporting life and flame, and originally supposed to be an
essential part of every acid. oxymel. [Gr. i! ..."
3. A Text-book of practical therapeutics: With Especial Reference to the by Hobart Amory Hare (1894)
"US and В. P.) is given in the dose of J to 1 drachm (2.0-4.0), the honey (oxymel
Scilla?, BP) in the dose of J to 1 drachm (2.0-4.0), and the compound pill ..."
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