See Also: chaulmoogra oil(medicine)
chaulmoogra(dictionary)

chaulmoogra (iou)



chaulmoogra noun. E19.
[Bengali caul-mugra.]
Any of several tropical Asian trees of the family Flacourtiaceae, esp. Hydnocarpus kurzii, whose seeds yield an oil (chaulmoogra oil) formerly used to treat skin diseases.
chaulmoogric adjective (Chemistry):
chaulmoogric acid, a soft yellowish cyclopentene derivative, C17H31COOH, which is a major constituent of chaulmoogra oil E20.