yellow wash

noun

Yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

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Meanings

nounyellow wash (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineYellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.
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