Catechu
11catechu — /kat i chooh , kyooh /, n. any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, esp. from the wood of two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also called cashoo, cutch.… …
12catechu — cat·e·chu kat ə .chü, .shü n any of several dry, earthy, or resinous astringent substances obtained from tropical plants of Asia: as a) an extract of the heartwood of an East Indian acacia (Acacia catechu) that was formerly used in medicine b)… …
13catechu — cat•e•chu [[t]ˈkæt ɪˌtʃu, ˌkyu[/t]] n. bot any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical Asian plants, esp. two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc Also called cutch •… …
14catechu — /ˈkætətʃu/ (say katuhchooh) noun any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, especially from the wood of two South Asian species of acacia, Acacia catechu, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also, cutch. {New… …
15catechu nigrum — Black catechu, an extract of the heart wood of Acacia catechu (family Leguminosae), used as an astringent in diarrhea. SYN: cutch …
16Catechu — Катеху — Acacia catechu Willd. et A. suma Kurz Акация катеху и А. сума.Сем.: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Бобовые.Вост. Индия.Прим. продукт: добываемый из древесины экстракт катеху.Экстракт для тинктуры: по § 4 с 90° спиртом.Содерж. лекарств. в ва: 1/10.Употр.… …
17catechu — noun A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacia, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid. Syn: cachou, cutch, cashoo, Japanese earth …
18Catechu — Cạ|te|chu: ↑Katechu …
19Catechu — Ca|te|chu vgl. ↑Katechu …
20catechu — cat·e·chu || kætɪtʃuË n. substance obtained from acacia trees and used in medicine and as a dye …