Dictionary entry

Tetrapharmacom

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Tet′ra‐phar″ma‐com (?), Tet′ra‐phar″ma‐cum (?) }, n. [NL. tetrapharmacon, L. tetrapharmacum, Gr. �; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � a drug.] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment. Brande & C.