ejiao
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Glue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The aim of the research was to explore the feasibility of setting up new donkey farming systems to supply the rising demand for ejiao using a system dynamics model of donkey production."
- "Donkey skins are one such animal derivative, the skins are used to produce ejiao, which is a luxury product and believed by some to have a variety of health benefits."
- "The purpose of this column is to call your attention to a serious, yet largely unseen issue that contravenes virtually every animal welfare requirement that most countries regulate and that all veterinarians should hold as foundational to the work that we do; namely, the donkey skin trade and ejiao."
Etymology
From Mandarin 阿膠 /阿胶 (ējiāo).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 阿膠