escharotic

adjective

es·​cha·​rot·​ic ˌe-skə-ˈrä-tik 

: producing an eschar

escharotic noun

Word History

Etymology

French or Late Latin; French escharotique, from Late Latin escharoticus, from Greek escharōtikos, from escharoun to form an eschar, from eschara eschar

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

escharotic

1 of 2 adjective

es·​cha·​rot·​ic ˌes-kə-ˈrät-ik 

: producing an eschar

escharotic

2 of 2 noun

: an escharotic agent (as a drug)