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nutmeg butter [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacy
DEF

A soft yellowish or orange fat of nutmeg odor obtained from nutmegs and used chiefly in ointments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Masse blanchâtre, d'odeur aromatique, de saveur forte, extraite des graines du Myristica officinalis L. [...]

CONT

[Le] beurre de muscade [...] [est une] matière grasse aromatique que contient l'amande de la muscade [...] Le beurre de muscade était employé dans des préparations à usage externe (baume nerval).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Farmacia
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