Definition of Gum benzoin

1. Noun. Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation.

Exact synonyms: Asa Dulcis, Benjamin, Benzoin, Gum Benjamin
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gum Benzoin

gulpy
guls
gulty
guly
gulyas
gum-lac
gum acacia
gum accroides
gum albanum
gum ammoniac
gum anime
gum arabic
gum ball
gum benjamin
gum benzoin (current term)
gum boot
gum butea
gum contour
gum dammar
gum disease
gum elastic
gum elemi
gum eurphorbium
gum karaya
gum kino
gum labdanum
gum lancet
gum lift
gum lifts

Literary usage of Gum benzoin

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

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"gum benzoin yields a pleasant odor when burned, and is used as incense in the ... A little of the tincture of gum benzoin added to washes imparts to them a ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Benzoic acid occurs in gum benzoin, tolu balsam, storax, dragon's blood, ... From gum benzoin. In order to obtain the acid from gum benzoin by sublimation, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Benzoic acid occurs in gum benzoin, tolu balsam, storax, dragon's blood, ... From gum benzoin. In order to obtain the acid from gum benzoin by sublimation, ..."

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