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An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
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copaiba
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n. 1 Any of several South American trees of the genus (taxlink Copaifera genus noshow=1) 2 An oleoresin, extracted from such trees, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative.
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Copaiba is a stimulant oleoresin obtained from the trunk of several pinnate-leaved South American leguminous trees ( genus Copaifera ). The thick, transparent exudate varies in color from light gold to dark brown, depending on the ratio of resin to essential ...
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n. an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: copaiba balsam , balsam capivi ]
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Copaiba \Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera , a genus of trees growing in South America and the West ...
Usage examples of copaiba.
The productions of the country are cacao, sarsaparilla, Brazil nuts, bast for caulking vessels, copaiba balsam, India-rubber, salt fish, turtle-oil, manati, grass hammocks, and tiles.
The products of the Japura are sarsaparilla, copaiba, rubber, cacao, farina, Brazil nuts, moira-piranga--a hard, fine-grained wood of a rich, cherry-red color--and carajuru, a brilliant scarlet dye.
The bruised leaves, like those of peach or almond, when rubbed within any vessel will remove the odour left by oil of cloves, balsam of copaiba, etc.
They passed the Grand Stand in the following order: Syphilis first, Chancre second, Bubo third, and Suppuration a bad fourth, closely followed by Unction, Black Wash, Lint, and Copaiba.
Where alcohol was not a sufficiently powerful solvent, copaiba balsam emulsified with ammonia might be used, a preparation of copaiba balsam thinned with a little turpentine being laid on first.