See Also: tartrovinic(medicine)

oilstone (iou) and tartrovinic (medicine)


oilstone (iou)



oilstone noun & verb. L16.
[from OIL noun + STONE noun.]
A. noun. A smooth, fine-grained stone lubricated with oil for sharpening tools; a whetstone. L16.
b. verb trans. Sharpen on an oilstone. rare. L19.

tartrovinic (medicine)


tartrovinic
<chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid.

Origin: Tartro- + vinic.

Source: Websters Dictionary