London paste
Noun
Meaning
London paste (uncountable)
(medicine, historical) A paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.
Noun
London paste (uncountable)
(medicine, historical) A paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.