Balsam+of+tolu

  • 41balsamof Tolu — balsam of Tolu n. The resin, similar to balsam of Peru, of a South American tree (Myroxylon balsamum), used especially in the manufacture of perfumes and medicinally as a basis for cough preparations.   [After Tolú, a seaport of northwest… …

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  • 42tolu — /tɒˈlu/ (say to looh) noun a fragrant yellowish brown balsam obtained from a South American tree, Myroxylon balsamum, used in medicine as a stomachic and expectorant, and in perfumery. {named after Tolu (now Santiago de Tolu) in Columbia, where… …

  • 43tolu — to•lu [[t]tɔˈlu, tə [/t]] n. pl. lus 1) pln Also called tolu′ bal′sam. a fragrant resin obtained from a South American tree, Myroxylon balsamum, of the legume family: used in cough medicines 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology: 1665–75; after… …

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  • 44tolu — [tə lu:, təʊlu:] noun a fragrant brown balsam obtained from a South American tree, used in perfumery and medicine. Origin C17: named after Santiago de Tolú in Colombia, from where it was exported …

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  • 45Tolu-Balsam — D✓To|lu|bal|sam, To|lu Bal|sam, der; s {{link}}K 143{{/link}} <nach der Hafenstadt Tolú in Kolumbien> (ein Pflanzenbalsam) …

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  • 46tolu — n. a fragrant brown balsam obtained from either of two South American trees, Myroxylon balsamum or M. toluifera, and used in perfumery and medicine. Etymology: Santiago de Tolu in Colombia …

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  • 47balsam — A fragrant, resinous or thick, oily exudate from various trees and plants. SYN: balm (1), oleoresin (3). [G. balsamon; L. balsamum] Canada b. a yellowish liquid resin from the b. fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl… …

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  • 48Peru balsam — balzaminis taukminas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Myroxylon balsamum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai), gaunami eterinis… …

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  • 49baumier de Tolu — balzaminis taukminas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Myroxylon balsamum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai), gaunami eterinis… …

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  • 50friar's balsam — noun : an alcoholic solution containing essentially benzoin, storax, balsam of Tolu, and aloes used chiefly as a local application (as for small fissures) and after addition to hot water as an inhalant in bronchitis called also compound benzoin… …

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