Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gum ammoniac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: gum am-mo-ni-ac
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English gomme armoniacum, gomme armonyak, gum armoniac.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gomme armoniacum,gomme armonyak,gum armoniac

Usage

Inflected Forms

gums ammoniac (plural)

Synonyms

ammoniacum ammoniac

Questions

What does gum ammoniac mean?: Synonym of ammoniacum: A gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus Ferula of the umbel family (Apiaceae).
Where does gum ammoniac come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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