Soft moist mass
"A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body.
What does it mean by "mass" used as in the above?
Which of the following meanings of mass in the link fit for above?
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/MASS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultice
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Mass: General definition: A shapeless pile of stuff that sticks or stays together. ( As in a poultice) Scientific definition: the resistance of an object to change its motion upon the application of a force is proportional to its mass. On earth, the mass of an object corresponds to its measured weight.
- Mass: General definition: A shapeless pile of stuff that sticks or stays together.
- ( As in a poultice) Scientific definition: the resistance of an object to change its motion upon the application of a force is proportional to its mass.
- On earth, the mass of an object corresponds to its measured weight.
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Mass:
General definition: A shapeless pile of stuff that sticks or stays together. (As in a poultice)
Scientific definition: the resistance of an object to change its motion upon the application of a force is proportional to its mass. On earth, the mass of an object corresponds to its measured weight.
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