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Webster 1913 Edition
Catechu
Cat′e-chu
,Noun.
[See
Cashoo
.] (Chem.)
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. Ure.
Dunglison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Catechu
CATECHU
,Noun.