Dakinn.
/ˈdeɪkɪn/, U.S. /ˈdeɪkᵻn/ Used in the possessive to designate a solution of sodium hypochlorite used as an antiseptic, or a dressing saturated in this fluid.
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1920 W. Martindale & W. W. Westcott Extra Pharmacopœia (ed. 17) I. 56 Dakin's (Stronger) Hypochlorite Solution.
1927 A. J. Clark Appl. Pharmacol. (ed. 2) 10 The chief chlorine compounds used for disinfection of the body are: (1) eusol and Dakin's fluid.
1928 Edmunds & Gunn Cushny's Textbk. Pharmacol. (ed. 10) 160 Dakin's solution is prepared by adding chlorinated lime to a solution of sodium carbonate.
1929 F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 149 Small éclat removed. Dakin dressing.
1963 Brit. Pharmaceut. Codex 1198 Surgical solution of chlorinated soda, Dakin's solution.
1964 J. J. Walsh Understanding Paraplegia xi. 78 The urinal should be..soaked for two hours in a suitable antiseptic solution such as 16% Dakins [sic] Solution.
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