COLLODIUM
\kəlˈə͡ʊdi͡əm], \kəlˈəʊdiəm], \k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_d_iə_m]\
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By Robley Dunglison
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Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., a solution of dinitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. It is used for sealing wounds, for causing dressings to adhere firmly to the skin, for protecting surfaces from the air, as a vehicle for various medicaments to be applied locally, and for the compression of parts to which it is applied by means of its subsequent contraction.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.