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CHAULMOOGRA OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chaulmoogra oil mean?
• CHAULMOOGRA OIL (noun)
The noun CHAULMOOGRA OIL has 1 sense:
1. an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy
Familiarity information: CHAULMOOGRA OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chaulmoogra oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
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