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Benzoin

noun
1.
Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation.  Synonyms: asa dulcis, benjamin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin.
2.
Used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera.  Synonym: genus Benzoin.



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"Benzoin" Quotes from Famous Books



... to be had from the ordinary croup kettle or from a twelve- or fourteen-inch tin can which is filled two-thirds full of boiling water. Over the top is loosely spread a cheesecloth upon which a few drops of compound tincture of benzoin or eucalyptus are sprinkled. The opened mouth is brought near the top of this can and a towel is thrown over the head, can and all; the patient thus being able satisfactorily to inhale ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler


Words linked to "Benzoin" :   gum resin, magnoliid dicot genus, Lauraceae, laurel family, family Lauraceae


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