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Definition of Oxymels
1. oxymel [n] - See also: oxymel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxymels
Literary usage of Oxymels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the stomach and intestines: A Manual of Clinical Therapeutics by Dujardin-Beaumetz (1886)
"... the mcls and oxymels. The preparations in which honey and vinegar are combined
are called ... or the honey of borax; the oxymels are common ..."
2. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"... Gm. oxymels are liquid preparations in which the medicament is dissolved in
or combined with a mixture of vinegar (or diluted acetic acid) and honey. ..."
3. Essentials of pharmacy: A Ready Reference for Students of Pharmacy by Lucius Elmer Sayre, L. D. Havenhill (1918)
"oxymels are liquid preparations consisting of mixtures of medicinal substances
with vinegar (diluted acetic acid) and honey. ..."
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