Căt'e-chū, n.

noun

(kăt'e-shoo), n. [Cf. CASHOO.] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used both in medicine and the arts. It is also known by the names Terra Japonica, Cutch, Gambir, &c. Ure. Dunglison.