tragacanth
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tragacanth
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From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”). Doublet of adragant.
noun tragacanths
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A polysaccharide gum, extracted from several species of leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, formerly used medicinally and now as a food additive. Also more fully gum tragacanth.
Where what I have to note is too much to be included within the narrow limits of a margin, I commit it to a slip of paper, and deposit it between the leaves; taking care to secure it by an imperceptible portion of gum tragacanth paste.
Similar: E413 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier
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noun milkvetch gum
| Español | alquitira, tragacanta, adraganta, adraganto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 黃芪膠 /黄芪胶 huángqíjiāo, 石燕 shíyàn, 石燕干 shíyàngān |
| Português | alcatira, tragacanta, adraganta |
| Deutsch | Tragant |
| العربية | كَثِيرَاء kaṯīrāʔ, نَكَأَة f ~ نَكَعَة nakaʔa |
| עברית | נְכֹאת nəḵōṯ |
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