zinc plasternoun
Meaning & use
- 1899–See zinc n. Compounds.
- 1899
A simple zinc plaster will be as much as the skin will tolerate.
et al., System of Medicine vol. VIII. 579
zinc-plaster
A simple zinc plaster will be as much as the skin will tolerate.
Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.
zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.