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balsam of tolu

American  

noun

  1. tolu.


balsam of Tolu British  

noun

  1. the full name of tolu

"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

Etymology

Origin of balsam of tolu

First recorded in 1665–75

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Cattle products, and balsam of tolu are purchased mainly in the United States.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

For sore teats use an ointment of vaseline 1 ounce, balsam of tolu 5 grains, and sulphate of zinc 5 grains.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Digest for ten days or two weeks, then strain or filter and add four ounces each of wine of ipecac and tincture balsam of tolu and one ounce strong essence of anise.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

There is a copious growth of the cinchona tree, sarsaparilla, vanilla, copaiba, balsam of Tolu, etc.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.

Those found in commerce are the balsam of Peru, balsam of Tolu, liquid storax and liquidambar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Ulex has found that balsam of Tolu is frequently adulterated with common resin.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Like balsam of Tolu, it gives permanence and body to a perfume made with an essential oil in spirit.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

In this latter way is balsam of Peru procured from the Myroxylon peruiferum, and the balsam of Tolu from the Myroxylon toluiferum.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

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