OIDTMAXVS PURGATIVE 



tongue. O. lactis, the white mold found on 

 milk, bread, etc. O. tuckeri, the conidian stage of 

 Erysyphe tuckeri. See Mildew. 



Oidtrnann's Purgative. The rectal injection of gly- 

 cerin, two grams. 



Oigopsid [oi-gop/sid) [olyeiv for avoiyetv, to open ; or[>ig, 

 vision]. In biology, applied to such cephalopods as 

 have an opening in the fibrous capsule of the eye, 

 through which the lens projects {Loligophes, Omma- 



K; or, the lens being absent, the capsule of the 

 ; becomes an open cup {Nautilus). The opposite 

 Myopsid. 

 Oikiomania {pi-ke-o-ma' '-ne-ah) \o\keIoc, domestic ; 

 a, mania]. Domestic perversity ; shrewishness 

 manifested specially in one"s own home. 

 Oikoid [oi'-koid) [o'ikoc, house; ridoc, like]. The 



ma of red corpuscles, so called by Briicke. 

 Oikophobia (oi-ko-jV -be -ah) [oikoc, house ; 4>6{5og, 

 dread]. Morbid dread, or dislike of home, or of a 

 house. 

 [ME., oile, oil]. A greasy liquid not miscible with 

 ter, and usually of lighter specific gravity, composed 

 glvceryl and a fatty acid. In a wider sense the word 

 applied also to mineral hydrocarbons and to solid 

 The oils are liquid or solid substances charac- 

 ized by unctuousness to the touch, and inflamma- 

 ity. They may be volatile or they may be non-vola- 

 or fixed. The term is also applied to any oily 

 bstance, as oil of vitriol, a. v. See also Oleum. O. 

 Allspice, an aromatic oil, and a constituent of 

 y-rum. Dose tr\_ij-vj. See Pimenta. O. of Almond, 

 essential volatile oil from almond kernels, used as a 

 rfume in dermatology, and in making Unguentum 

 rose. See Amygdala. Dose V(^%- j. O. of 

 ber, an essential oil. It is a stimulant, anti- 

 ,modic, and diuretic internally, and externally an 

 tant and rubefacient. Dose gtt. v-x. See Succinum. 

 of American Wormwood. See O. of Chenopo- 

 O. of Anda, an essential oil from Joannesia 

 nceps. It is a purgative. Dose gtt. 1-lxx. O. of 

 se, a volatile oil ; it is an ingredient of paregoric, 

 se rnj-v. O. of Asafetida, a volatile oil ; a car- 

 native and antispasmodic. Dose gtt. j-ij. O.- 

 in biology, a bag or cyst containing oil. O., 

 nks, an unrefined cod-liver oil obtained from the 

 ers which are allowed to putrefy in barrels on the 

 ps. It is darker and more offensive than the better 

 O. of Basil, a flavoring agent. O. of Bay, 

 narcotic volatile oil from the berries of Laurus no- 

 O. of Bayberry, an oil from the leaves of 

 lyrica acris, used in the manufacture of bav-rum. 

 of Ben, a fixed oil from the seeds of Moringa 

 •rygosperma : it is used internally as a purgative, 

 d externally in gout and rheumatism. O. of Ben- 

 zoin, an essential oil used in perfumer} - . O. of 

 Bergamot, a volatile oil from the fruit of Citrus 

 I bergamia, used in the manufacture of perfumes. O. 

 of Black Mustard, a fixed oil from the seeds of Sin- 

 \ apis nigra. It is used in pharmacy and as a car- 

 minative. Dose TTl's-M- -^ ee Sinapis. O. of 

 Black Pepper, a volatile oil from the unripe fruit of 



I Piper nigrum. Externally it is an irritant ; internally, 

 a carminative. Dose rr\/ 4 -j. See Piper. O.-blue. 

 . Conspectus of. O., Bone, a volatile 

 product obtained by the dry distillation of bones. 

 O., British, a rubefacient liniment. It is a variety 

 of petroleum. O. of Cade, an oil derived from the 

 Wood of Juniperus communis, and used in derma- 

 tology See Juniper. O. of Cajuput, a volatile oil 

 distilled from the leaves of Leukadendron cajuf>ieti. 



tactions are similar to those of O. of Turpentine. 



889 OIL 



Dose TT\j-v. O.-cake, a side-product obtained in 

 the manufacture of oils. It is a compacted mass of 

 crushed seeds or nuts, from which the oil has been 

 expressed or extracted. It contains all of the woody 

 fiber and mineral matter of the seed or nut the resi- 

 due of oil or fatty matter not extracted, arid, that 

 which gives it special value, the proteids or nitrogenous 

 constituents. It is a most valuable cattle-food and is 

 used as a basis for artificial fertilizers. The following 

 table gives the composition of a number of the most 

 important oil-cakes (Sadtler's Industrial Organic 

 Chemistry). O. of Calamus, a volatile oil from the 



root of Acorus calamus. It is a stomachic. O. of 

 Camomile, from the flowers of Anthemis nobilis. It 

 is a stomachic. O., Camphorated, one impregnated 

 with camphor ; a solution of camphor in olive-oil. 

 See Camphor. O. of Camphorwood, an essential 

 oil from Dryobalanops aromatica. Its properties are 

 similar to those of camphor. O., Canadian, oil of 

 winter-green. O. of Cananga, an essential oil from 

 the flowers of Cananga odorata, used in the manufac- 

 ture of perfumery. O. of Caraway, a volatile oil 

 from the fruit of Carum carvi. It is a carminative 

 and flavoring agent. Dose TT\j-v. See Carum. O. 

 of Cardamom, a volatile oil from the seeds of Elet- 

 taria cardamomum. It is a carminative. O. of Car- 

 maru, a fixed oil from the fruit of Dipteryx eboensis. 

 It is used in manufacturing perfumes. O. , Carron, 

 a useful application to burns, consisting of equal or 

 nearly equal parts of linseed-oil and lime-water. It 

 is named after the Carron iron- works in Scotland, 

 where it was first employed. O. of Cassia, an essen- 

 tial oil from the bark and buds of Cassia lignea, used 

 in making perfumery. O. of Castonha, a fixed oil 

 from Brazil-nuts, used in making perfumery. O., 

 Castor, a fixed oil from the seeds of Ricinus com- 

 munis, used as a purgative. Dose f, ss. See Ricinus. 

 O. of Celery, an essential oil from the fruit and leaves 

 of Apium graveolens. It has emmenagogic properties. 

 See Apium. O., Cedar, a fragrant oil obtained from 

 the red Virginia cedar, used in microscopy as a clari- 

 fying agent. O., Chabert, an oil consisting of 



