gambogic, a.
(gæmˈbəʊdʒɪk)
Also gambodic, cambogic.
[f. gamboge + -ic; cf. F. gambodique.]
Only in gambogic acid, a resin which is the chief constituent of gamboge.
| 1839 Johnston in Phil. Trans. CXXIX. 284 Salts of Gambodic Acid. 1848 Craig, Gambogic. 1875 Wood Therap. (1879) 474 In order for gambogic acid to act as a purgative the presence of bile in the intestine is necessary. |