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KARAKIN

\kˈaɹɐkˌɪn], \kˈaɹɐkˌɪn], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɐ_k_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of KARAKIN

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An intensely bitter, white crystalline substance, apparently a glucosid; obtained from the nuts of the karaka (Corynocarpus laevigata).

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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