London paste

noun

A paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.

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Meanings

nounLondon paste (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablemedicineA paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.
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London paste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20paste

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