Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tasteless golden-colored compound, C20H22O5, contained in the husk of the fruit of Garcinia mangostana from India. It crystallizes in thin plates melting at 190° C.
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Examples
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All the hardy seeds, such as creepers, retain their germinating power, but the softer kinds, among which is the mangostin, are destroyed in the passage.
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All the hardy seeds, such as creepers, retain their germinating power, but the softer kinds, among which is the mangostin, are destroyed in the passage.
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To this the tree replied through the mouth of another man who had climbed a mangostin-tree hard by (the durian-tree being unclimbable), Yes, I will now bear fruit; I beg of you not to fell me.
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To this the tree replied through the mouth of another man who had climbed a mangostin-tree hard by (the durian-tree being unclimbable), "Yes, I will now bear fruit; I beg of you not to fell me."
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All the hardy seeds, such as creepers, retain their germinating power, but the softer kinds, among which is the mangostin, are destroyed in the passage.
Chapter XX 1909
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To this the tree replied through the mouth of another man who had climbed a mangostin-tree hard by (the durian-tree being unclimbable), "Yes, I will now bear fruit; I beg of you not to fell me."
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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There was the delicious mangostin -- of a spherical form.
In the Eastern Seas William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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All the hardy seeds, such as creepers, retain their germinating power, but the softer kinds, among which is the mangostin, are destroyed in the passage.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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Their black dye is commonly made from the coats of the mangostin-fruit and of the kataping (Terminalia catappa).
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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For instance, one study performed in Japan showed that the xanthone alpha-mangostin had apparent properties that suppressed the development of tumors.
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