ESCHAROTIC
\ˌɛʃɐɹˈɒtɪk], \ˌɛʃɐɹˈɒtɪk], \ˌɛ_ʃ_ɐ_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k]\
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By William R. Warner
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Any substance, which, when applied upon a living part, gives rise to an eschar, such as caustic poetesses: the concentrated mineral acids, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
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