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STILLINGIA SEBIFERA

\stɪlˈɪŋɡi͡ə sˈɛbɪfəɹə], \stɪlˈɪŋɡi‍ə sˈɛbɪfəɹə], \s_t_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_iə s_ˈɛ_b_ɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of STILLINGIA SEBIFERA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Chinese tallow tree. The seeds, which yield a fixed oil used externally in medicine and for burning, are thickly coated with a white tallowy substance (stillistearin, or Tangawang fat), said to be nearly pure stearin.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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