See Also: pyracin(medicine)

kukui (iou) and pyracin (medicine)


kukui (iou)



kukui noun. E19.
[Hawaiian.]
An evergreen tree, Aleurites moluccana, of the spurge family, native to the Moluccas and S. Pacific islands, with large seeds which yield an oil used for lighting and Other purposes. Also called candleberry, candle-nut.

pyracin (medicine)


pyracin


Pyridoxolactone, the lactone of 4-pyridoxic acid.