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GOA POWDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Goa powder mean? 

GOA POWDER (noun)
  The noun GOA POWDER has 1 sense:

1. a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseasesplay

  Familiarity information: GOA POWDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOA POWDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

araroba; chrysarobin; Goa powder

Hypernyms ("Goa powder" is a kind of...):

powder (any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder)


 Context examples 


An extract of Goa powder; a complex mixture of reduction products of chrysophanic acid, emodin, and emodin monomethyl ether; used locally in ringworm, psoriasis, and eczema.

(Chrysarobin, NCI Thesaurus)



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