Kino Synonyms

kēnō
A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gum-kino
  2. kino gum
East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Pterocarpus marsupium

Kino Sentence Examples

  • The bark exudes a kino (astringent tannin ).

  • This resinous exudation (Kino) somewhat resembles gum, hence the name " gum " tree.

  • Catechu-tannin occurs in the extract of Mimosa catechu; and kino-tannin is the chief ingredient of kino (q.v.).

  • It was already a ruin when discovered in 1694 by the Jesuit father Kino.

  • Reinsch on distilling catechin (the juice of Mimosa catechu); occurs free in kino and in beechwood tar; its sulphonic acid is present in the urine of the horse and man.