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STORAX

\stˈɔːɹaks], \stˈɔːɹaks], \s_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_a_k_s]\

Definitions of STORAX

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An expectorant resin.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A fragrant gum-resin produced on several species of trees growing round the Mediterranean Sea.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

-s. Liqnida, Liquidambar styraciflua.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Balsam from Liquidambar orientalis: diuretic and anti-catarrhal.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

True s.; a fragrant solid resin, somewhat like benzoin, obtained from the stem of Styrax officinalis. It was highly esteemed by the ancients, but does not now occur in commerce.
See liquid s.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Latin, Greek] A fragrant resin resembling benzoin-it is used as an expectorant.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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