See Also: nitrogenize(medicine)

cassia (iou) and nitrogenize (medicine)


cassia (iou)



cassia noun. OE.

An inferior kind of cinnamon; esp. the bark of the Far Eastern tree Cinnamomum cassia, of the bay family. Also cassia bark. OE.
b. The tree yielding this. Also cassia tree. LME.
c. A fragrant tree or shrub (cf. Psalms 45:8). poet. L16.
Any leguminous plant of the genus Cassia, esp. one yielding senna. Also called shower tree. LME.
b. Any medicinal product obtained from this. M16.

nitrogenize (medicine)


nitrogenize
<chemistry> To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.

Origin: Nitrogenised; Nitrogenizing.

Source: Websters Dictionary