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hydnocarpus oil

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chaul·moo·gra oil

(chawl-mū'gră oyl),
The fixed oil expressed from seeds of Taraktogenos kurzii and Hydnocarpus wightiana (family Flacourtiaceae); formerly used to treat leprosy.
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hydnocarpus oil

An obsolete therapy for leprosy.
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