{ ||Di*ach"y*lon (?), ||Di*ach"y*lum (?), }
n. [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy;
dia` thoroughly + ? juice.] (Med. & Chem.)A
plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence
its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting
essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat
acids.