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Topical
Definitions
- 1 Relating to a particular topic or subject.
"The book is divided into topical chapters."
- 2 Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
"Fair trade has become quite a topical issue."
- 3 Local to a particular place.
- 4 Applied to a localized part of the body. not-comparable
- 5 Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye). not-comparable
"Terbinafine is available in 250 mg tablets and in a topical 1% ointment. There is no parenteral form available."
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- 6 Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
- 1 of interest at the present time wordnet
- 2 pertaining to the surface of a body part wordnet
- 3 of or relating to or arranged by topics wordnet
- 1 A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
"Small amounts of potent ingredients can, in theory, mean far less skin irritation, as one might get with a one-time high dose of retinol. And with topicals, there is a more uniform delivery of product to the skin’s surface."
- 2 A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).; A topical anaesthetic.
- 3 A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects.
"You can’t do a show at an audience – you have to do a show with an audience and structure the act so that you start with the “hello” gags, then the topicals, then the surreal stuff."
- 4 A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors.
"beautiful Pictorials, topicals, commemoratives, airmails. Introductory selection 40% discount. Ralph Rice, 15 Longlane, West Hartford 7, Conn."
Etymology
From topic + -al.
From topic + -al.
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