JUSEE
\d͡ʒˈuːsiː], \dʒˈuːsiː], \dʒ_ˈuː_s_iː]\
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An aqueous maceratum of tan, coarsely powdered, in which the skins of animals have been steeped for a time, in the preparation of leather. An extract has been prepared from this, which has been prescribed in syrup and in pill; each pill containing about a grain and a half of the extract; and two being taken daily in phthisis, and in general debility connected with scrofula and rickets. - Barruel.
By Robley Dunglison
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