CAOUTCHIN
\kˈe͡ɪəɹˌʌt͡ʃɪn], \kˈeɪəɹˌʌtʃɪn], \k_ˈeɪ_ə_ɹ_ˌʌ_tʃ_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of CAOUTCHIN
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An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
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An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
By Noah Webster.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).