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Quillaia — is the milled inner bark or small stems and branches of the soapbark ( Quillaja saponaria , Molina). Other names include China bark extract, Murillo bark extract, Panama bark extract, Quillai extract, Quillaia extract, Quillay bark extract,… … Wikipedia
Quillaia — (Q. Molin), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Rosaceae Spiraceae; Arten in Südamerika, z.B. Q. saponaria, deren Rinde große Mengen von Saponin enthält u. in Südamerika als Surrogat der Seife angewendet wird … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quillaia — Quillāia Mol., Pflanzengattg. der Rosazeen, Bäume des trop. Südamerika. Von Q. saponarĭa Mol., in Peru und Chile, wird die saponinhaltige Rinde (Quillaja , Seifen , Panamarinde, Panamaholz) als Waschmittel und arzneilich in Form der Abkochung als … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
quillaia — [kwi lā′yə, kwilā′jəki lī′ə, kwi lā′yə] n. 〚Sp < the Araucanian native name〛 SOAPBARK (sense 1): also quillai [ki lī′] or quillaja [kwi lā′yə, kwilā′jə] * * * … Universalium
quillaia — [kwi lā′yə, kwilā′jəki lī′ə, kwi lā′yə] n. [Sp < the Araucanian native name] SOAPBARK (sense 1): also quillai [ki lī′] or quillaja [kwi lā′yə, kwilā′jə] … English World dictionary
quillaia — quil·là·ia s.f. TS bot. pianta arborea o arbustiva del genere Quillaia, diffusa nelle regioni tropicali dell America e dell Asia, provvista di una corteccia che per l elevato contenuto di saponina viene impiegata per lavare i tessuti | con iniz.… … Dizionario italiano
Quillaia — Saponin Sap o*nin, n. [L. sapo, onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort ({Saponaria}), in the bark of soap bark ({Quillaia}), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quillaia bark — Quil*la ia bark (Bot.) The bark of a rosaceous tree ({Quillaja Saponaria}), native of Chile. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chileans instead of soap. Also called {soap bark}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quillaia — noun an extract from the bark of the soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria, used as a food additive Syn: E999, foaming agent … Wiktionary
quillaia — qui·llaia … English syllables
