desiccative powder
desiccative powder for putting on wounds, POxy. 1142.7 (iii A.D.), Aët. 6.65, al., Alex.Trall. 1.15 ; κριθαὶ ξηρίον ἐπιπασσόμεναι τοῖς ἕλκεσι Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.150.
The corpus record
ξηρ-ίον
xerion · τό
desiccative powder
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