- bassora gum
- \\ˈbas(ə)rə-, ˈbəs-\ noun
Usage: often capitalized B
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bassora gum
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gum — 1. The dried exuded sap from a number of trees and shrubs, forming an amorphous brittle mass; it usually forms a mucilaginous solution in water and is often used as a suspending agent in liquid preparations of insoluble drugs. [L. gummi] 2.… … Medical dictionary
hog gum — noun 1. a. : a gum resin obtained from a West Indian tree (Moronobea coccinea) of the family Guttiferae b. : a similar product obtained from other trees (as Rhus metopium) c. : tragacanth; also : a … Useful english dictionary
white silk-cotton tree — noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑ceiba tree, ↑silk cotton tree, ↑Bombay ceiba, ↑God tree, ↑Ceiba pentandra • … Useful english dictionary
bassorin — ˈbasərə̇n, ˈbəs noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bassor (from Bassora gum) + in : a substance obtained from certain gums (as tragacanth) that is insoluble in water but swells to form a gel compare tragacanthin … Useful english dictionary
Bassorin — Bas so*rin, n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.) A constituent part of a species of gum from {Bassora}, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
