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noun
A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found in gum arabic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic
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Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ἄραψ (Áraps) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós)bor. Latin arabicusder. English arabic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English arabin From arabic + -in.
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