α. 1800s– cambogic.
β. 1800s– gambodic, 1800s– gambogic.
gambogicadj.
/ɡamˈbəʊ(d)ʒɪk/, /ɡamˈbuːʒɪk/, U.S. /ɡæmˈboʊdʒɪk/, /ɡæmˈbuʒɪk/ Chemistry.
gambogic acid n. an organic acid which is a principal constituent of gamboge.Formula: C33H44O8.
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scammonyc1000
lign-aloesc1374
hiera picra1379
rhubarbc1390
aloea1398
cassia fistulaa1398
coloquintidaa1398
senec1400
turpethc1400
coloquintc1420
diagrydium1436
lignum aloes1525
rhabarbarum1533
xylaloes1540
manna1541
scilla1548
hyera?1550
emblic1555
diasenna1562
colocynth1565
tragonce1575
pinyon1577
mechoacan1587
lignum aquilae1600
gamboge1615
dragon-root1621
helleborism1621
diaprune1625
alhandal1630
makinboy1652
luskard1653
diagrydiate1657
physic nut1657
aloetic1661
scammoniate1665
jalap1675
aloedary1683
coloquinto1683
Briançon manna1688
liquorice powder1712
coloquintid1732
castor oil1746
senna-tea1752
higry pigry1773
Turkey rhubarb1789
argel1803
hickery-pickery1816
cathartin1823
aloin1828
croton oil1829
jalapin1832
syrmaea1833
bryonin1836
gambogic acid1837
Podophyllum1844
podophyllin1851
geropiga1852
hicra picra1857
Montpellier turpeth1860
picra1860
tallicoona oil1866
scammonin1868
pharbitisin1873
cascara sagrada1879
senna-draught1879
tambor-oil1890
syrup of figs1897
pharbitin1899
1837 J. Pereira in London Med. Gaz. 9 Sept. 855/1 Resin of gamboge: Gambogin or gambogic acid.
1839 J. F. W. Johnston in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 129 284 Salts of Gambodic Acid.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 474 In order for gambogic acid to act as a purgative the presence of bile in the intestine is necessary.
1902 E. J. Parry & J. H. Coste Chem. of Pigments 271 A solution of gamboge is acid in reaction, owing to the presence of a peculiar resin acid called cambogic acid.
1996 Phytochemistry 41 815/1 In addition to the known gambogic acid as a major active constituent, we isolated more potent cytotoxic compounds from the resin.
2008 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105 2315/2 Other natural products, including the complex hetero cycle gambogic acid.., also activate caspase-8-dependent killing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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