balsam

Example Sentences

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If it's a dry cough then choosing balsams or sickly-sweet syrup-based soothing agents like glycerol, can help "coat your throat" and protect against the dryness, says Prof Smith.

From BBC

She was greeted by the beautiful display: clear jars and magnificent flasks contained oils, balsams, and waxes.

From Literature

Walcott studied the fossils by cutting them into sections of paper-thin slices of rock and attaching them to glass slides using balsam sap.

From Science Daily

But on the Isle Royale National Park near Michigan’s border with Canada, balsam firs were being devoured.

From Seattle Times

“I thought they were real — it said the wreaths had something like 200 balsam tips,” he said.

From Seattle Times