Goa powder

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noun

a brownish-yellow, odorless, crystalline powder obtained from the wood or the trunk of the Brazilian tree Andira araroba, used as a source of chrysarobin.

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Also called araroba .

Origin of Goa powder

First recorded in 1870–75; after Gôa

Words nearby Goa powder

goaltending, goalwards, go and, goanna, go ape, Goa powder, go-around, go astray, goat, goat antelope, goat cheese

How to use Goa powder in a sentence

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
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Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
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This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.
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So the new inhaled powder measles vaccine may in a few years turn out to be an easier way to protect kids from measles.
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They say that the Israelis framed him in order to light the powder keg of religious war over the al-Aqsa compound.
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The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.
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The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.
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Steam machinery would accomplish more than nine-tenths of all the work, besides saving the expense of all the powder.
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When first seen it is said to have had a pasty consistency, but on exposure to the air it dried and crumbled into powder.
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The poorest people reduce it to powder by manual labour, in the same way as they grind corn preparatory to baking it into cakes.
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British Dictionary definitions for Goa powder

Goa powder

noun

another name for araroba (def. 2)

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