molligut (moligut)

fish, Lophius piscator i us. [Connecticut, U. S.] molline (mol'in), n. [L. moll is, soft, + -ine2.] A base for ointments used in the treatment of skin-diseases. It is e entially a soft soap mixed with exce of fat and glycerin. It is made of caustic potash lye having a specific gravity 1.145, glycerin, and cocoanut oil, in the proportions 100 parts of oil, 40 parts of lye, and 30 parts of glycerin. The saponification of the oil is carefully performed without heat. The glycerin is afterward thoroughly incorporated by carefully heating and mixing, and the result is a yellowish-white substance of soft consistence containing 17 per cent. of uncombined oil, which is easily removed from the skin by either warm or cold water. It is nece ary to say that no lard is ever used, a substitute being found in a saponaceous preparation which is known under the name of molline , Lancet, No. 3423, p. 698.