Haarlem
(ˈhɑːləm)
The name of a town in Holland, used attrib. in Haarlem blue, a variety of blue containing alumina; Haarlem oil, ‘a proprietary diuretic and stimulant oil’ (Dorland 1900).
| 1885 Spons' Mech. Own Bk. 407 Slight differences in the manufacture [of Prussian Blue] cause considerable variation in tint and colour, which leads to the material being known by different names—such as ‘Antwerp’, ‘Berlin’, ‘Haerlem’, ‘Chinese’ Blue. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 720/1 Barbados tar, Haarlem oil, Seneca oil, and American oil, all consisting wholly or in large part of crude petroleum, were sold by apothecaries for years before petroleum was obtained by boring. 1906 Practitioner Dec. 852 Methyloids.—These are an improved combination of methylene blue, Santal oil, copaiba, Haarlem oil, and cinnamon oil, and are supplied in capsoid form. |