ˈcoto
In coto-bark, name of an officinal bark, obtained from Bolivia, and used to control diarrhœa and excessive perspiration (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
Hence ˈcotoin (Chem.), a fragrant balsamic substance in yellowish white crystals, obtained from coto-bark.
| 1879 Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 573 Experiments..have shown that the active principles of coto-bark are not always the same, some samples yielding, not cotoin, but other bodies having similar but weaker medicinal properties. |