"Assaf/Tida" is a word in ENGLISH
Same as Asafetida.
The girl's face was the color of talcum. Her uncle's was a death mask, a bone structure overlaid by parchment. Shane's was granite, with a glistening line of sweat just below his hair line. He'd never forget this night, the detective knew, no matter what else happened for the rest of his life. They were all getting scars on their souls, the sort of scars people got in the Dark Ages, when they believed in devils and black magic. ("Speak To Me Of Death")
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When the new patient was settled comfortably on the couch, the physiatrist began his therapy session, "I'm not aware of your problem," the doctor said. "So perhaps, you should start at the very beginning.""Of course." replied the patient. "In the beginning, I created the Heavens and the Earth..."
Alt. of Asafoetida
Read the complete definitionPertaining to, or derived from, asafetida (Ferula asafoetida); as, ferulic acid.
Read the complete definitionPertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance from catechin, asafetida, …
Read the complete definitionA colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. …
Read the complete definitionA tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by …
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