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Meaning of gum ammoniac | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of ammoniacum: A gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus Ferula of the umbel family (Apiaceae).

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Hence was every Draught impregnated with Diaſcordium , and a Spoonful of a Solution of Gum Ammoniac taken occaſionally.”
“[…]an account of the gums ammoniac of Morocco and the Cyrenaica. The latter, which is the gum ammoniac described by Dioscorides, is referred to Ferula marmarica.”
“Particulars of other Gums Ammoniac are given in K.B., 1907, p. 375.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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