Definition of Asa dulcis

1. Noun. Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation.

Exact synonyms: Benjamin, Benzoin, Gum Benjamin, Gum Benzoin
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asa Dulcis

as though
as to
as usual
as was common
as we say
as we speak
as well
as well as
as yet
as you do
as you know
as you like
as you sow, so shall you reap
as you wish
asa dulcis (current term)
asafetidas
asafoetidas
asana
asanas
asaphus
asar
asarabacca
asarabaccas
asarone
asarums
asat
asatone

Literary usage of Asa dulcis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technologisches Wörterbuch in englischer und deutscher Sprache: Die Wörter by Gustav Eger, Otto Brandes (1884)
"... gum-benzoin, benzoin, asa-dulcis, gum-benjamin (a gum-resin flowing from the bark of Styrax benzoin). Benzoe .... — äther, m. (Chem. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1921)
"... it is therefore known as asa dulcis. The same name is given to benzoin or gum benjamin, ie, the concrete resinous juice of the benjamin-tree of Sumatra, ..."

3. A Hand-book; Or, Concise Dictionary of Terms Used in the Arts and Sciences. by Walter Hamilton, M.R.A.S. Walter Hamilton (1825)
"In Ancient Fortification, a citadel, castle, fortress, or fortified town. ASA. In Pharmacy, a term ap plied to two sorts of gum, asa dulcis, and asafoetida. ..."

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