Meanings
nounblack salve (countable and uncountable, plural black salves)
plural black salves
- countableuncountableAn escharotic based on bloodroot extract, fraudulently marketed as an alternative cancer treatment.
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APA
black salve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20salve
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“black salve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20salve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black salve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20salve.
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