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Rhusma vs Rusma - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between rhusma and rusma

is that rhusma is a mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides while rusma is (archaic) a powerful depilatory fluid made from quicklime and sulphite of arsenic boiled in an alkaline solution.

rhusma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    rusma

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) A powerful depilatory fluid made from quicklime and sulphite of arsenic boiled in an alkaline solution.