gum arabic
noun
: a water-soluble gum obtained from several acacias (especially Senegalia senegal synonym Acacia senegal) and used especially in the manufacture of inks, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and confections
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Though Darfur and other non-urban parts of Sudan continue to be underserved and exploited for natural resources like gold and gum arabic, the RSF isn’t confronting an uprising there.
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Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 22 Apr. 2024
Another popular theory has to do with the varnish: namely, that Stradivari used an ingenious cocktail of honey, egg whites, and gum arabic from sub-Saharan trees—or perhaps salts or other chemicals.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
Gum syrup is a simple syrup combined with gum arabic, a powder derived from the Acacia tree which gives a silky body to cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2021
After the mid-1800s, marshmallow manufactures replaced the sap ingredient with corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and other flavorings.
—Devon Link, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021
The recipe’s key ingredient is gum Arabic, a thickening agent that somehow takes the rough edges off Peruvian brandy.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
The country is also the world’s biggest exporter of gum arabic, a sap that’s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals.
—Washington Post, 8 July 2019
Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 22 Apr. 2024
Another popular theory has to do with the varnish: namely, that Stradivari used an ingenious cocktail of honey, egg whites, and gum arabic from sub-Saharan trees—or perhaps salts or other chemicals.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
Gum syrup is a simple syrup combined with gum arabic, a powder derived from the Acacia tree which gives a silky body to cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2021
After the mid-1800s, marshmallow manufactures replaced the sap ingredient with corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and other flavorings.
—Devon Link, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021
The recipe’s key ingredient is gum Arabic, a thickening agent that somehow takes the rough edges off Peruvian brandy.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
The country is also the world’s biggest exporter of gum arabic, a sap that’s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals.
—Washington Post, 8 July 2019
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gum arabic
noun
gum ar·a·bic
-ˈar-ə-bik 
: a water-soluble gum obtained from several leguminous plants of the genus Acacia (especially A. senegal and A. arabica) and used especially in pharmacy to suspend insoluble substances in water, to prepare emulsions, and to make pills and lozenges
called also acacia, gum acacia
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