pompholyx

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noun

dyshidrosis eczema

OriginLatin pompholyx ← Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ →
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Meanings

nounpompholyx (uncountable)

alternative pompholix

  1. uncountablemedicinedyshidrosis eczema
  2. obsoleteuncountablechemistryimpure zinc oxide

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπομφόλυξ“a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”
  2. Latinpompholyx
  3. Englishpompholyx

From Latin pompholyx, from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”).

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pompholyx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompholyx

MLA

“pompholyx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompholyx. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pompholyx,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompholyx.

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