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<p> (n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the [[Acacia]] catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. </p> | Catechu <ref name="term_98194" /> | ||
==References == | <p> (n.) [[A]] dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the [[Acacia]] catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_98194"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/catechu Catechu from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_98194"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/catechu Catechu from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:41, 13 October 2021
Catechu [1]
(n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc.
