petroxolinum

(pS-troks-o-li'num) [G. petra, rock, + petrolatum saponatum, a mixture of petrolatum, oleic acid, and other substances, employed as a vehicle in a cla of preparations in the National Formulary; it is prepared in two forms, liquid and solid, p. liquidum and p. spi um. or petrox, a mixture of beta naphthol 10, in liquid petroxolin 90. of oil of cade 25, and liquid petroxolin IS chloroform petroxolin or petrox, contains chloroform and camphor, of each 25, and petroxolin 50. mixture of creosote 20, oleic acid 5, and liquid petroxolin 75. petrox, consisting of eucalyptol 20, and petroxolin 80. consisting of guaiacol 20, oleic acid 5, and liquid petroxolin 75. a mixture of mercury 30, hydrous wool fat 13, oleic acid 2, and solid petroxolin 55. per cent., a mixture of iodine 10, oleic acid 40, alcohol 20, light liquid petrolatum 23, oil of lavender 2, and stronger ammonia water 5. iodine petrox 5 per cent., contains iodine 5, in liquid petroxolin 95. a mixture of iodoform 3, acetone 20, oleic acid 10, eucalyptol 3, and liquid petroxolin 64. formerly called petrolatum saponatum liquidum, a mixture of light liquid petrolatum 50, oleic acid 28, oil of lavender 2, stronger ammonia water 5, and alcohol 15, occurring in the form of a yellowish-brown liquid.