DRACO

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 29

(Lat), n. m. Drak(dra3k)'o. Gen., drac on'is (-ont'is). Gr., Spantov. Fr., dragon. Ger., Drache. It., dragone. 1. The Araneus. 2. A dragon. 3. Mercuric chloride. [A, 325 (o, 21); B, 3.] D. herb a. Fr., her be dragon. The Artemisia dracunculus. |B, 121 (a, 24).]-D. mitigatus. Of the alchemists, calomel. [B, 88.] Drac on is sanguis, Gummi drac on is. See DRAGON'SBLOOD. [s. 614]