copaiba

[ koh-pey-buh, -pahy-buh ]

/ koʊˈpeɪ bə, -ˈpaɪ bə /

noun

an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions.

Also called balsam capivi, Jesuits' resin.

Origin of copaiba

1705–15; <Spanish <Portuguese <Tupi cupaiba

Words nearby copaiba

co-own, cooze, cop, copacetic, cop a feel, copaiba, copaiba oil, copal, copalm, Copán, cop a plea

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Example sentences from the Web for copaiba

Small doses (2 drams) of balsam of copaiba are sometimes useful in imparting tone to the partly paralyzed organ.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
If balsam of copaiba is made use of, the index of refraction of which is 1.50, a symmetrical field of about 24 will be obtained.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.|Various
It has an odor similar to that of copaiba, is bitter and aromatic.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Unless the magnesia has been very recently calcined, the copaiba hardens very slowly or not at all.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

If there be an absence of pain, spirits of nitre and copaiba balsam in moderate doses frequently afford relief.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for copaiba

copaiba

copaiva (kəʊˈpaɪvə)

/ (kəʊˈpaɪbə) /

noun

a transparent yellowish viscous oleoresin obtained from certain tropical South American trees of the leguminous genus Copaifera: used in varnishes and ointmentsAlso called: copaiba balsam, copaiba resin

Word Origin for copaiba

C18: via Spanish via Portuguese from Tupi

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单词	copaiba
释义	copaiba [ koh-pey-buh, -pahy-buh ] / koʊˈpeɪ bə, -ˈpaɪ bə / noun an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions. Also called balsam capivi, Jesuits' resin. Origin of copaiba 1705–15; <Spanish <Portuguese <Tupi cupaiba Words nearby copaiba co-own, cooze, cop, copacetic, cop a feel, copaiba, copaiba oil, copal, copalm, Copán, cop a plea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for copaiba Small doses (2 drams) of balsam of copaiba are sometimes useful in imparting tone to the partly paralyzed organ. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture If balsam of copaiba is made use of, the index of refraction of which is 1.50, a symmetrical field of about 24 will be obtained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.\|Various It has an odor similar to that of copaiba, is bitter and aromatic. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera Unless the magnesia has been very recently calcined, the copaiba hardens very slowly or not at all. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley If there be an absence of pain, spirits of nitre and copaiba balsam in moderate doses frequently afford relief. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for copaiba copaiba copaiva (kəʊˈpaɪvə) / (kəʊˈpaɪbə) / noun a transparent yellowish viscous oleoresin obtained from certain tropical South American trees of the leguminous genus Copaifera: used in varnishes and ointmentsAlso called: copaiba balsam, copaiba resin Word Origin for copaiba C18: via Spanish via Portuguese from Tupi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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