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n. Li3st'ur-en. From Lister (see LISTER I AN). An antiseptic solution said to consist of 8 grammes each of benzoic acid and Doric acid, 16 of borax, 2J of thymol, 180 of alcohol, 10 drops each of eucalyptol and oil of wintergreen, 6 drops of oil of peppermint, and enough water to make 1,000 grammes of solution. [B, 270 (a, 38).] l.l [s. 652]