Ō'po-dĕl'doc, n.
n. [So called by Theophrastus Paracelsus, who liked to coin arbitrary and unmeaning names.]
- A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, used for external injuries. [Obs.]
- A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with the addition of camphor and essential oils.