cutch

(kʌtʃ) n (Elements & Compounds) another name for catechu

Cutch

(kʌtʃ) n (Placename) a variant spelling of Kutch

cat•e•chu

(ˈkæt ɪˌtʃu, -ˌkyu)

n. any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical Asian plants, esp. two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also called cutch. [1670–80; < New Latin < Portuguese]

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cutch - tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areaskutchtannic acid, tannin - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine

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Cutch:

see KachchhKachchh,
Kutch,
or Cutch
, district (1991 pop. 1,252,507), 17,000 sq mi (44,030 sq km), Gujarat state, W India, bounded on the N by Pakistan. It is largely barren except for a fertile band along the Gulf of Kachchh in the Arabian Sea.
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cutch:

see catechucatechu
or cutch,
extract from the heartwood of Acacia catechu, a leguminous tree of the pulse family, native to India and Myanmar. Catechu is a fast brown dye used for various shades of brown and olive, including the familiar khaki, and also in tanning.
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cutch

[kəch] (materials) Tannin extracted from mangrove bark.

Kutch

, Cutch1. a former state of W India, on the Gulf of Kutch (an inlet of the Arabian Sea): part of Gujarat state since 1960 2. Rann of. an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq. km (9000 sq. miles)

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noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas

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