COPAL
\kˈə͡ʊpə͡l], \kˈəʊpəl], \k_ˈəʊ_p_əl]\
Definitions of COPAL
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and Hymenaea Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes.
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A hard transparent resin used for varnishes.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A resinous substance brought from the East Indies, South America, and the western coast of Africa, which flows spontaneously from Elaeocarpus Capalliferus, Vateria Indica,and probably from different species of Hymenaea. Ord. Leguminosae. It is a stimulant like all the resins, and, dissolved in rectified spirits of wine, has been used in cases of spongy gums and looseness of the teeth; but it is now only employed in varnishes.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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