dical;
especially, a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid called.

myrrh
Aromatic gum resin from trees and shrubs of the genus Commiphora of
India, Arabia, and eastern Africa, used in perfume and incense.

methyl salicylate
Liquid ester C8H8O3 obtained from the leaves of wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens) or the bark of a birch (Betula lenta); now made
synthetically, and used as a flavoring and a counterirritant.

motherwort
Eurasian plants of the genus Leonurus, especially L. cardiaca, a weed
having clusters of small purple or pink flowers.

mugwort
Aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, native
to Eurasia; used as a condiment.

mustard plaster (sinapism)
Medicinal plaster made with a paste-like mixture of powdered black
mustard, flour, and water, used as a counterirritant.

nephritis
Various acute or chronic inflammations of the kidneys, such as Bright's
disease.

naphthalene (naphthaline, tar camphor)
White crystalline compound, C10H8, derived from coal tar or petroleum
and used in manufacturing dyes, moth repellents, and explosives and as a
solvent.

nebulize
To convert a liquid to a fine spray; atomize.
To treat with a medicated spray.

nainsook
Soft lightweight muslin used for babies.

Neroli
An essential oil made by distilling the flowers of the orange; it is
used in perfume.

nitre (niter, saltpeter)
Potassium nitrate, KNO3, used in making gunpowder.

nux vomica
Tree (Strychnos nux-vomica) native to southeast Asia, having poisonous
seeds that are the source of the medicinal alkaloids strychnine and
brucine.

ocher (ochre)
Yellow, brown, or red mineral oxides of iron used as pigments.

oil of vitriol
Sulfuric acid; highly corrosive, dense, oily liquid, H2SO4, colorless to
dark brown depending on its purity and used to manufacture a wide
variety of chemicals and materials including fertilizers, paints,
detergents, and explosives.

omentum
Folds of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity) that
connect the stomach with other abdominal organs.

ophthalmia neonatorum (infantile purulent conjunctivitis)
Various forms of conjunctivitis in newborns, usually contracted during
birth from passage through the infected birth canal of the mother.

orchitis
Inflammation of the testes, often the result of mumps or other
infection, trauma, or metastasis.

organdy (organdie)
Stiff