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Abietine
noun · 78% connection
A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in al…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Alban
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Amadou
noun · 78% connection
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Barberry
noun · 78% connection
A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Bark
verb · 78% connection
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Benzoin
noun · 78% connection
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and sl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Bergmeal
noun · 78% connection
An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Birch
noun · 78% connection
A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Bryonin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Bryony
noun · 78% connection
The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Cassia
noun · 78% connection
The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinna…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Cinchona
noun · 78% connection
The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Copal
unknown · 78% connection
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Cortical
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Extract
noun · 78% connection
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Fraxin
noun · 78% connection
A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Hashish
noun · 78% connection
A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis saltiva), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.
Hickory
noun · 78% connection
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it af…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, resinous, nature, obtained, outer.