Sentence example with the word 'tragacanth'

tragacanth

Definition n. a gum used in pharmacy

Last update: September 9, 2015


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Perfumers, however, chiefly make bandoline from gum tragacanth, which exudes from a shrub of that name which grows plentifully in Greece and Turkey.   [Please select]

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When this stage is arrived at the gum tragacanth, previously softened in water, is crutched in if it is to be added.   [Please select]

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These rouges are sold in powder, and also in cake or china pots; for the latter the rouge is mixed with a minute portion of solution of gum tragacanth.   [Please select]

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Gum tragacanth is used in some cases to give lasting power or durability, but is not necessary, as this property is readily attained by the use of a suitable proportion of potash soap.   [Please select]

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