- hydnocarpus oil
- SYN: chaulmoogra oil.
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hydnocarpus oil n a fatty oil obtained from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (esp. H. wightiana) used esp. formerly in the treatment of leprosy
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hydnocarpus oil — noun oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia) • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a fatty oil obtained from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (especially H.… … Useful english dictionary
Hydnocarpus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots … Wikipedia
Hydnocarpus laurifolia — noun leathery leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil • Syn: ↑Hydnocarpus wightiana • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydnocarpus, ↑genus Hydnocarpus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hydnocarpus wightiana — noun leathery leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil • Syn: ↑Hydnocarpus laurifolia • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydnocarpus, ↑genus Hydnocarpus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hydnocarpus — hyd·no·car·pus kär pəs n 1) cap a genus of tropical trees (family Flacourtiaceae) of southeastern Asia having alternate leaves, small flowers, and capsular fruits of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil 2) any tree of… … Medical dictionary
Hydnocarpus wightiana — Chaulmoogra Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots … Wikipedia
Hydnocarpus kurzii — noun East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy • Syn: ↑chaulmoogra, ↑chaulmoogra tree, ↑chaulmugra, ↑Taraktagenos kurzii, ↑Taraktogenos kurzii • Hypernyms: ↑tree … Useful english dictionary
chaulmoogra oil — The fixed oil expressed from seeds of Taraktogenos kurzii and Hydnocarpus wightiana (family Flacourtiaceae); formerly used in the treatment of leprosy. SYN: gynocardia oil, hydnocarpus oil. * * * chaulmoogra oil n any of several fats and oils… … Medical dictionary
hydnocarpic acid — |hidnə|kärpik noun Etymology: hydnocarpic, International Scientific Vocabulary hydnocarp (from New Latin Hydnocarpus) + ic : a low melting unsaturated acid C5H7(CH2)10COOH occurring as the glyceride in chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil; 11 (2… … Useful english dictionary
hydnocarpic acid — hyd·no·car·pic acid .hid nə kär pik n a low melting unsaturated acid C16H28O2 occurring as the glyceride in chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil … Medical dictionary
