gum ammoniac

n. See ammoniac².

gum ammoniac

n (Elements & Compounds) another name for ammoniac

gum′ ammo′niac

n. an acrid gum resin derived from a W Asian plant, Doremaammoniacum, used chiefly in porcelain ceramics. Also called ammoniac .

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Noun

1.gum ammoniac - the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plantammoniacgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

gum ammoniac

gum ammoniac:

see ammoniacammoniac
or gum ammoniac
, yellowish substance with a sickening, bitter taste, obtained from the milky exudate of the injured stem of a plant (Dorema ammoniacum) found in Iran, India, and S Siberia. It is a gum resin, soluble in alcohol and ether.
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gum ammoniac

noun

Synonyms for gum ammoniac

noun the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant

Synonyms

ammoniac

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