MANGOS TIN

n. Ma2n2'go2s-ti2n. Fr.,mangos tine. Ger., M. A crystalline substance, C2oHj2p5, forming the bitter principle of the shells of the fruit of Garcinia mangostan a. It occurs in thin yellow leaves, melting at 190 C., and easily soluble in alcohol, in ether, and in the alkalies, but insoluble in water. [B, 270 (a, 38).] [s. 707]