σμῆξις

εως, ἡ
A. cleansing, τῶν ὀδόντων Str. 17.3.7, Dsc. 2.4; washing of the hair, Diocl.Fr. 141.
2. wash, salve, ς. ψωρικαί Dsc. 5.109.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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