catechu

English - Turkish

Definition of catechu in English Turkish dictionary: hint helvası otu; sıcak üIke fidanlarından; (isim) hint helvası otu; çıkarılan ve boya ile eczacıkta kullanılan birkaç çeşit pekiştirici madde; Acacia catechu
gambier: (isim) boya pekiştirici sakız
gambier: {i} boya pekiştirici sakız

English - English

Definition of catechu in English English dictionary: A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacia, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid; It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc; 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; {i} substance obtained from acacia trees and used in medicine and as a dye; East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu; gambier
black catechu: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally