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Definition of Cerasin
1. n. A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.
Definition of Cerasin
1. the insoluble portion of cherry-tree gum [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cerasin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerasin
Literary usage of Cerasin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Chemistry for the Use of Students of Medicine by Franklin Bache, Thomas Thomson (1819)
"1 cerasin is the name, by which Dr. John distinguishes ... It may be considered
as pure cerasin. When put in water, it imbibes a larg-c portion of this ..."
2. A System of Chemistry by Thomas Thomson (1817)
"I suppose the gum bassora of Vauquelin to be a variety v~v™"/ of tragacanth.
cerasin constitutes a portion of the gummy matter that exudes from the ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"The gum of our indigenous fruit-trees, or cerasin. Gum arabic is found in small
round masses, having a conchoidal and vitreous fracture ; and its taste is ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1907)
"cerasin.—In 1812 John, who was aware of ... published an examination of several
gums derived from the genus Prunus, and gave the name of cerasin or ..."
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