chaulmoogra oil

chaulmoogra oil
noun
an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy (Freq. 1)
Hypernyms: ↑oil

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noun
: any of several fixed oils or fats similar in physical and chemical properties that are expressed from seeds of certain trees of the family Flacourtiaceae and used especially formerly in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases:
a. : an oil or soft fat from seeds of any chaulmoogra tree composed chiefly of glycerides of chaulmoogric, hydnocarpic, and gorlic acids

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a brownish-yellow oil or soft fat expressed from the seeds of a chaulmoogra tree, used formerly in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases.
[1805-15]

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chaulmoogra oil,
an acrid oil from the seeds of the chaulmoogra tree, or a related tree, used in treating skin diseases and formerly leprosy.

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