cre'ta

Chalk, c. cimolia. Fullers' earth, c. fullonica. Fullers' earth, c. levigata. See c. pre par at a. c. precipitata. Precipitated chalk; calcium carbonate obtained by precipitation, c. pre par at a. Prepared chalk; chalk freed from its gro impurities by elutriation [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. mistura cretae, mixtura cretae. Chalk mixture; made, according to the U. S. Ph., by rubbing compound chalk powder with water and cinnamon water. The British preparation differs but slightly from that of the U. S. Ph. This mixture is much employed in diarrhea with acidity [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. pulvis cretae aromatic us. Aromatic powder of chalk, consisting of powdered cinnamon bark, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom seeds, sugar, and prepared chalk intimately mixed and reduced to a fine powder [Br. Ph.]. pulvis cretae aromatic us cum opii. Aromatic powder of chalk and opium, consisting of pulvis cretae aromatic us and opium; used in diarrhea [Br. Ph.]. pulvis cretae compos it us. Compound powder of chalk, made by mixing prepared chalk, acacia, in fine powder, and powdered sugar [U. S. Ph.]. [Gr., ge kretike, Cretan earth, from the island of Crete, whence the ancients derived their chief supply.]