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GOA POWDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Goa powder mean?
• GOA POWDER (noun)
The noun GOA POWDER has 1 sense:
1. a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
Familiarity information: GOA POWDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
araroba; chrysarobin; Goa powder
Hypernyms ("Goa powder" is a kind of...):
powder (any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder)
Context examples
An extract of Goa powder; a complex mixture of reduction products of chrysophanic acid, emodin, and emodin monomethyl ether; used locally in ringworm, psoriasis, and eczema.
(Chrysarobin, NCI Thesaurus)
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