e/Diapalma

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has gloss	eng: In pharmacology, diapalma (from Lat dia, "made of" + palma, "palm" ) is a desiccating or drying plaster, named for the wood of the palm tree, from which the spatula is made that is used to stir the mixture while boiling. . It was formerly composed of common oil, hogs-fat, and litharge of gold; or also of palm oil, litharge, and zinc sulfate. Now, it is made of white wax, emplastrum simplex, and sulfate of zinc.
lexicalization	eng: Diapalma
instance of	(noun) a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) desiccant, drying agent, siccative, drier