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An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.

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  1. An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.
  2. An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of abituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicineas a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.