Eusol

/ˈjuːsɑːl/ noun

Definition

An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite and boric acid, historically used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

Etymology

Acronym from 'Edinburgh University Solution of Lime' (hypochlorite of soda), created at Edinburgh University in the late 19th century.

Kelly Says

Eusol was a revolutionary antiseptic during World War I, invented at Edinburgh by chemists trying to create a better wound disinfectant—it later became a standard household cleaner.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
eusol
እዩሶል
ARالعربية
eusol
يوسول
BNবাংলা
eusol
ইউসোল
CACatalà
eusol
e-u-sol
CSČeština
eusol
e-u-sol
DADansk
eusol
e-u-sol
DEDeutsch
eusol
e-u-sol
ELΕλληνικά
eusol
ευσολ
ESEspañol
eusol
e-u-sol
FAفارسی
eusol
یوسول
FISuomi
eusol
e-u-sol
FRFrançais
eusol
e-u-sol
GUGU
eusol
એયુસોલ
HAHA
eusol
e-u-sol
HEעברית
eusol
איוסול
HIहिन्दी
eusol
ईयूसोल्
HUMagyar
eusol
e-u-sol
IDBahasa Indonesia
eusol
e-u-sol
IGIG
eusol
e-u-sol
ITItaliano
eusol
e-u-sol
JA日本語
eusol
えうそる
KKKK
eusol
еусол
KMKM
eusol
យូសូល
KO한국어
eusol
에우솔
MRMR
eusol
ईयूसोळ
MSBahasa Melayu
eusol
e-u-sol
MYမြန်မာ
eusol
ေယူဆိုလ
NLNederlands
eusol
e-u-sol
NONorsk
eusol
e-u-sol
PAPA
eusol
ਈਯੂਸੋਲ
PLPolski
eusol
e-u-sol
PTPortuguês
eusol
e-u-sol
RORomână
eusol
e-u-sol
RUРусский
eusol
еусол
SVSvenska
eusol
e-u-sol
SWKiswahili
eusol
e-u-sol
TAதமிழ்
eusol
யூசோல்
TEతెలుగు
eusol
యుసోల్
THไทย
eusol
ยูโซล
TLTL
eusol
e-u-sol
TRTürkçe
eusol
e-u-sol
UKУкраїнська
eusol
єусол
URاردو
eusol
یوسول
VITiếng Việt
eusol
e-u-sol
YOYO
eusol
e-u-sol
ZH中文
eusol
欧索尔
ZUZU
eusol
e-u-sol

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