anacardic

English

Etymology

translingual Anacardium +‎ -ic.

Adjective

anacardic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to cashews (Anacardium occidentale).
    • 1967, Central Food Technological Research Institute (India), Annual Report - Central Food Technological Research Institute, page 2:
      At the request of Defence Food Research Laboratory, 14 new anacardic compounds synthesised from tetrahydroanacardol were screened for toxicity to insect and albino rats.
    • 1993, S. N. Pandey, Ajanta Chadha, A Text Book Ofbotany: Plant Anatomy and Economic Botany, →ISBN:
      The kernels yield an oil, anacardic oil, used in the preparation of varnishes, typewriter rolls, paints and water-proofing paper.
    • 2000, David L. Hallahan, J. A. Callow, Plant Trichomes, →ISBN, page 179:
      Thus, it was concluded that the exudate of the resistant genotype contained four anacardic acid components.

Derived terms

Noun

anacardic (uncountable)

  1. Ellipsis of anacardic acid.
    • 1959, Institute of Paper Chemistry, Abstract Bulletin - Volume 30, Issues 1-6, page 706:
      Resin heat- product of a mixture of modified liquid anacardic and modified pine wood resin.
    • 2013, Ojo Joseph Bamidele, Natural Therapy Miracle, →ISBN, page 147:
      It contains phenols, tannin and anacardic.
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