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Definition of Gum acacia

1. Noun. Gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals).

Definition of Gum acacia

1. Noun. gum arabic ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gum Acacia

Literary usage of Gum acacia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Druggist (1888)
"Castor oil is very well disguised in the following formula : Take of : Castor Oil 1 ounce. Powdered gum acacia 3 drachms. Essential Oil of Almonds 2 minims. ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Bayliss, and later Drummond and Taylor, used a 5 to 6 per cent solution of gum acacia in salt solution of different strength. As I believed that beneficial ..."

3. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"BP; (Gum) Acacia (Gum Arabic, Gum Senegal).—The dried, gummy exudation of Acacia Senegal, ... Co., BP—Sweet Almond, Sugar and gum acacia. Mist. ..."

4. Three Expeditions Into the Interior of Eastern Australia: With Descriptions by Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1839)
"... of the Darling—Woods—gum acacia abundant—Grasses—General character of the natives—Their means of existence—Nets used by them —Superstitions—Condition of ..."

5. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"The solution gave the usual reactions of gum acacia, and only very faintly reduced ' Fehling's solution. With iodine no colour was given, ..."

6. The British Pharmacopoeia by General Medical Council (Great Britain) (1885)
"gum acacia. A gummy exudation from the stem and branches of Acacia Senegal, Willd. (A. Verek, Guill. et Perr. ..."

7. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technic: A Manual of Practical Procedures by Albert Sidney Morrow (1921)
"gum acacia Solutions.—For the purpose of providing a solution of the same viscosity as blood which would remain in the tissues and produce a more lasting ..."

8. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1877)
"Three samples of Kheir Gum, Acacia catechu, from Central Provinces, ... Velai Gum, Acacia odoratissima, Salem. Gum of Melia azedarach, Salem. ..."

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