chaulmoogra

American  

[chawl-moo-gruh] / tʃɔlˈmu grə /

noun

1. any of several trees of the genus Hydnocarpus (orTaraktogenos ), of southeastern Asia, especially H. kurzii, the seeds of which yield chaulmoogra oil.

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chaulmoogra British  

/ tʃɔːlˈmuːɡrə /

noun

1. a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus ) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae

2. oil from the seed of this tree, used in treating leprosy

3. any of several similar or related trees

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Etymology

Origin of chaulmoogra

First recorded in 1805–15, chaulmoogra is from the Bengali word cālmugrā

Example Sentences

The chaulmoogra venture was his first and only foray into pharmaceutical chemistry.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023

During the time of Ball’s chaulmoogra research, leprosy was still steeped in stigma, just as it was in the biblical era.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023

While she was an instructor at the College of Hawaii in 1915, Ball invented a process for producing an anti-leprosy drug from the tropical chaulmoogra tree.

From Nature • May 17, 2020

For example, the thickness, or viscosity, of the chaulmoogra oil was due to its intermolecular forces.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Instead of giving raw chaulmoogra oil in doses, as had been the custom for centuries, he gave it by injection to the muscles.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various