a paste or gel of starch and water; cf. starch mucilage n.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > ointments, etc. > [noun] > paste (external) > specific paste (5) starch jelly1764 a paste or gel of starch and water; cf. starch mucilage n. starch mucilage1801 a gel made of starch and water, used esp. as a medium for administering drugs. Vienna caustic1835 = Vienna paste n. at sense 4. guarana-paste1838 A Brazilian shrub, Paullinia sorbilis; a paste prepared from the seeds of this shrub, which is used for food and medicine. Also guarana-bread, gua… Vienna paste1840 a caustic paste made of equal parts of potash (potassium hydroxide) and quicklime (calcium oxide), used to destroy abnormal tissue; also called Vie… |
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