Etymology

tetrapharmacum

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Today it means: A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment. Full definition →

Latin pharmacum
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  1. Latin · derived frompharmacum“drug”
  2. English todaytetrapharmacum

See tetra- (“four”) and Latin pharmacum (“drug”).

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