- theobroma oil
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cocoa butter.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
theobroma oil
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suppository — A small solid body shaped for ready introduction into one of the orifices of the body other than the oral cavity ( e.g., rectum, urethra, vagina), made of a substance, usually medicated, which is solid at ordinary temperatures but melts at body … Medical dictionary
cocoa butter — or cacao butter n a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories called also theobroma oil … Medical dictionary
