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pompholyx|ˈpɒmfəlɪks| [a. Gr. ποµϕόλυξ (-λυγ-) a bubble, the slag of ore.] †1. Chem. Crude zinc oxide, flowers of zinc.
1678Phillips (ed. 4), Pompholix [1706 Pompholyx], a small and volatile spark, which whilest Brass is trying in the Furnace, flies upwards and adheres to the upper part of the Furnace. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Prick in foot, The Ointment of Pompholix is also an excellent Remedy for Oxen that are prick'd in the Feet. 1836–41Brande Chem. (ed. 5) 771 The whiter parts of such oxide used to be called pompholix, and the gray..portions, tutty. 1866Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 688 Pompholyx, an old name for impure zinc-oxide, sublimed in the roasting of zinc-ores. 2. Path. A vesicle on the skin; also, an eruption of vesicles, without inflammation or fever, appearing chiefly on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
[1706Phillips, Pompholyx, a Bubble of Water.] 1818–20E. Thompson tr. Cullen's Nosol. Method. (ed. 3) 328 Pompholyx; Water Blebs. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) II. 359 Certain peculiarities of erysipelas and pompholyx. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 751 In addition to the typical pompholyx vesicle, sudamina are often present. |