Definition of Ailanthic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailanthic

aigrette
aigrettes
aiguilette
aiguille
aiguilles
aiguillette
aiguillettes
aigulet
aigulets
aikido
aikidoka
aikidos
aikinite
aikona
ail
ailanthic (current term)
ailanthus
ailanthus silkworm
ailanthuses
ailanto
ailantos
ailantus
ailantuses
ailed
aileron
aileron authority
ailerons
aileth
ailette
ailettes

Literary usage of Ailanthic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"After an unsuccessful search for ailanthic acid, the author obtained a neutral, intensely bitter substance, producing fluorescent solu- ..."

2. A Companion to the United States Pharmacopoeia by Oscar Oldberg, Otto Augustus Wall (1884)
"ailanthic acid, the calcium salt of which is said to impart the bitterness to the drug. A little volatile oil and tannin have also been found in it. Uses. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by Hiram V. Sweringen (1882)
"Its bark is said to possess anthelmintic properties. ailanthic ACID. An inodorous, deliquescent, bitter acid, ..."

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