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WHAT DOES GUM ARABIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Gum arabic

Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, chaar gund, char goond, or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal. The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the Sahel from Senegal to Somalia, although it has been historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. It was historically the source of the sugars arabinose and ribose, both of which were first discovered and isolated from it, and are named after it. Gum arabic is used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer. It is edible and has E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, although less expensive materials compete with it for many of these roles. While gum arabic is now produced mostly throughout the African Sahel, it is still harvested and used in the Middle East.

Definition of gum arabic in the English dictionary

The definition of gum arabic in the dictionary is a gum exuded by certain acacia trees, esp Acacia senegal: used in the manufacture of ink, food thickeners, pills, emulsifiers, etc Also called: acacia, gum acacia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUM ARABIC

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gum disease
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gum elemi
gum field
Gum Nebula
gum nut
gum plant
gum resin
gum turpentine
gum up
gumball
gumbo
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WORDS THAT END LIKE GUM ARABIC

Arabic
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disyllabic
heptasyllabic
imparisyllabic
monosyllabic
Mozarabic
multisyllabic
octosyllabic
Pan-Arabic
parisyllabic
pentasyllabic
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polysyllabic
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rabic
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Synonyms and antonyms of gum arabic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gum arabic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUM ARABIC

Find out the translation of gum arabic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gum arabic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gum arabic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿拉伯树胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

goma árabe
570 millions of speakers

English

gum arabic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अरबी गम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الصمغ العربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гуммиарабик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

goma arábica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরবি আঠা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la gomme arabique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gusi arab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gummi arabicum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラビアゴム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아라비아 검
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gum arab
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gum arabic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கம் அரபு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गम अरबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arap sakızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gomma arabica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

guma arabska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуміарабік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gumă arabică
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αραβικό κόμμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Arabiese gom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gummi arabicum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gummiarabikum
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUM ARABIC»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUM ARABIC»

Discover the use of gum arabic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gum arabic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gum Arabic
Dealing with the latest information on polysaccharide gum research, particularly focused on gum Arabic, this book covers the production, identification, classification and application of these important carbohydrate polymers.
John F. Kennedy, Glyn O. Phillips, Peter A. Williams, 2011
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Hydrocolloid Applications: Gum Technology in the Food and ...
3 Viscosity, acid stability and emulsification Although gum arabic is highly branched, it has a compact structure. Solutions containing less than 10% gum arabic have low viscosities and Newtonian characteristics (Williams et al., 1990).
Nussinovitch, 1997
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Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications
1.3.3 Gum Arabic in Confectionery Applications The importance of gum arabic in the confectionery industry stems in large measure from its interaction with other carbohydrate constituents of such products. At the high concentrations (40% or ...
Alistair M. Stephen, Glyn O. Phillips, 2006
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Analysis of Stakeholder Power and Responsibilities in ...
Because of the national importance of gum arabic, and the need for many farmers to be involved, there has been less negative intrusion by Government, though they did and do control the pricing and marketing (Box 23). When the land is ...
IUCN East Africa Regional Office, IUCN Eastern Africa Programme, 2002
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Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, ...
The numbering scheme follows that of the International Numbering System (INS) as determined by the Codex Alimentarius committee], which may be included on food labels. Used as a flavor fixative, gum arabic is able, after spray-drying (see ...
Amos Nussinovitch, 2009
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CRC Handbook of Food Additives, Second Edition
Thomas E. Furia. form of tears, or drops which rapidly harden due to evaporation. Most of the gum arabic production is from wild trees, but some is from privately owned, cultivated gardens which are tapped and collected on a systematic basis.
Thomas E. Furia, 1973
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The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting
Sums up 20th-century knowledge: paints, binders, metals, surface preparation. Based on manuscripts and scientific investigation.
Daniel V. Thompson, 2012
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Microfinance and Forest-based Small-scale Enterprises
Gum arabic is an important non-wood forest product obtained from Acacia senegal (known in the Sudan as the hashab tree). The hashab occurs naturally on sandy soils, mainly in the 300 km wide "gum belt" in central Sudan where annual ...
‎2005
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Food Flavors: Formation, Analysis and Packaging Influences: ...
INTERFACIAL FILM FORMATION STUDY In the literatures, it was reported that gum arabic formed film on paraffin oil [5], and on tetradecane droplets [6]. Since these studies used pure liquid hydrocarbon as the oil phase, we would like to see  ...
E.T. Contis, C.-T. Ho, C.J. Mussinan, 1998
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Evaluation of Certain Food Additives: Seventy-first Report ...
controlled esterification of the polysaccharide in gum arabic with octenyl succinic acid anhydride, analogous to the production of starch sodium octenyl succinate ( OSA modified food starch). The Committee considered safety data on OSA ...
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Meeting, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUM ARABIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gum arabic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gum Arabic Market Worth $800.3 Million by 2019
In 2014, North America was the largest market for gum arabic. The North American Gum Arabic Market is closely followed by Europe, as it is ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Food Processing (2-2)
Taking advantage of gum Arabic and making strategy for it from production areas, as well as silviculture , protection of the existing forests , and ... «Sudan Vision, Jul 15»
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Edinburgh and London host major Liotard shows despite 'no fly rule …
But the 18th century forms had higher pigment content bound together with anything from gum arabic, to olive oil, honey, milk or even oatmeal ... «Art Newspaper, Jul 15»
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Venable Secures Seizure Order to Prevent Counterfeiting of Zig-Zag …
The papers, which come in five sizes, are made largely from flax, and use natural gum Arabic. They are imported and distributed in the United ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
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From acid baths to robots
The surface is then covered with gum arabic, which acts as an etch, chemically fixing the image to the matrix. The crayon drawing is then ... «Christie's, Jul 15»
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Nigeria Will Soon Emerge an Economy With Sustainable Fiscal …
I am of the view that the Government should also take the many other factor endowments Nigeria has, for instance, rubber, gum Arabic, mineral ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Discover the gum hydrocolloid market: global industry analysis and …
On the basis of type the gum hydrocolloid market is segmented into gellan gum, guar gum, gum Arabic, locust bean gum and xanthan gum. «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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My favourite painting: Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger
Pigments were applied using gum arabic (from acacia trees), egg, fish and other animal glues for binding agents. each colour was built up with ... «Country Life, Jun 15»
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We are delighted that the Sudanese government announced …
... and for Netherlands we import Gum Arabic from Sudan , this is something very important for Dutch companies , adding that her country is a ... «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
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Recent research into the Global gum arabic market that is estimated …
Global Gum Arabic market is estimated to grow from $578.7 million in 2014 to $800.3 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2014 to 2019. «WhaTech, Jun 15»

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