anacardic
English edit
Etymology edit
translingual Anacardium + -ic.
Adjective edit
anacardic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to cashews (Anacardium occidentale).
- 1967, Central Food Technological Research Institute (India), Annual Report - Central Food Technological Research Institute, page 2:
- At the request of Defence Food Research Laboratory, 14 new anacardic compounds synthesised from tetrahydroanacardol were screened for toxicity to insect and albino rats.
- 1993, S. N. Pandey, Ajanta Chadha, A Text Book Ofbotany: Plant Anatomy and Economic Botany, →ISBN:
- The kernels yield an oil, anacardic oil, used in the preparation of varnishes, typewriter rolls, paints and water-proofing paper.
- 2000, David L. Hallahan, J. A. Callow, Plant Trichomes, →ISBN, page 179:
- Thus, it was concluded that the exudate of the resistant genotype contained four anacardic acid components.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
anacardic (uncountable)
- Ellipsis of anacardic acid.
- 1959, Institute of Paper Chemistry, Abstract Bulletin - Volume 30, Issues 1-6, page 706:
- Resin heat- product of a mixture of modified liquid anacardic and modified pine wood resin.
- 2013, Ojo Joseph Bamidele, Natural Therapy Miracle, →ISBN, page 147:
- It contains phenols, tannin and anacardic.