Definition of Gum ammoniac
1. Noun. The aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant.
Medical Definition of Gum ammoniac
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Literary usage of Gum ammoniac
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1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"... gum ammoniac. Dipterocarpus, the wood-oil, ... Iu time of famine the above tribes live on broth made from the fruit of this tree. gum ammoniac. ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1899)
"Glycerine soap, gum ammoniac and gutta-percha, home-made, oil of mace, coumarine, vanilline, cedar, gum ammoniac and gutta-percha from Utrecht. Rog. ..."
3. Travels in Luristan and Arabistan by C. A. De Bode (1845)
"Account of a battle fought near it at the accession of Mohammed Shah to the throne.—Gum- ammoniac plant.—Description of the fortress and ..."
4. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"... wax and oil ; add the cicuta leaves, and boil ; strain and add, after baring dissolved it in vinegar of squills and cicuta juice, gum ammoniac. 500 p. ..."
5. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"gum ammoniac is mostly gathered by the peasantry in July. ... gum ammoniac is not a gum proper, but a gum-resin ; it is met with in tears and in lump. ..."