pas'ta, gen. and pi. pas'tee

[L.] Paste, p. bet naphtho'lis (N.F.), La ar's naphthol pas i betanaphthel io, precipitated sulphur 50, S( soap and petrolatum each 20. p. dermatolo] ica, dermatological paste; a cla of prepai tions of the N.F. consisting of starch, dextr sulphiir, calcium carbonate, or zinc oxide ma into a paste with glycerin, soft soap, petrolatu; or some fat, with which is incorporated soi medicinal substance, p. deztrina'ta (N.F dextrin a ted paste; a mixture of equal parts dextrin, glycerin, and distilled water; used as vehicle in the preparation of many of the derm to logical pastes, p. ichthyo'li, Unna's ichthj paste, ammonium ichthyolsulphonate 25, de trinated paste to make 100. p. resorcino'! for'tis (N.F.), strong resorcinol paste, a mixtu of resorcinol, zinc oxide, and starch, of each 2 in light liquid petrolatum 40. p. resorcino' mi'tis (N.F.), La ar's mild resorcin paste; resc cinol 10, zinc oxide and starch each 25, liqu petrolatum 40. p. zin'ci (N.P.), La ar's ziii salicyl paste; zinc oxide 24, salicylic acid starch 24, white petrolatum 50. p. zin'ci mol'l (N.F.), Unna's soft zinc paste; zinc oxide i calcium carbonate 10, linseed oil 10, lime wat 10. p. zin'ci sulphur a'ta (N.P.), Unna's si phurated zinc paste; zinc oxide 15, precipitate sulphur 10, silicic acid s, benzoin a ted lard 70