spongiopiline
(ˌspʌndʒɪəʊˈpaɪlaɪn, -ɪn)
Also spongio-pilene, -pyline, spongeo-piline.
[f. spongio- + Gr. πῖλ-ος felt + -ine.]
(See quot. 1858.)
| 1851 Catal. Gt. Exhib. I. 263 Impermeable Spongio-pilene. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Spongiopiline, a substitute for the ordinary poultice, made of small pieces of sponge and wool or cloth felted together, on an impermeable back. 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3578, Electro conducting spongeo-piline. 1876 Harley Royle's Mat. Med. 250 Soft linen, or spongiopiline, may be saturated with the warm solution and worn as a poultice. |