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gambogic, a.|gæmˈbəʊdʒɪk| Also gambodic, cambogic. [f. gamboge + -ic; cf. F. gambodique.] Only in gambogic acid, a resin which is the chief constituent of gamboge.
1839Johnston in Phil. Trans. CXXIX. 284 Salts of Gambodic Acid. 1848Craig, Gambogic. 1875Wood Therap. (1879) 474 In order for gambogic acid to act as a purgative the presence of bile in the intestine is necessary. |