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pompholyx
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pompholyx, n. [L., fr. Gr. a bubble, the slag on the surface of smelted ore, from a blister.].
- Impure zinc oxide. [1913 Webster]
- A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullæ, without inflammation or fever. [1913 Webster]
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