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dracanth

dracanth is the obsolete form of tragacanth.

Meaning of tragacanth

Noun

tragacanth (countable and uncountable, plural tragacanths)

  1. 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.1844, E.A.Poe, Marginalia
    Synonyms:
    E413 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier

Questions about dracanth

What is dracanth the obsolete form of?
Dracanth is the obsolete form of tragacanth.

Words near dracanth in the dictionary

  1. drabwares
  2. drac
  3. dracaena
  4. dracaenas
  5. dracaenoside
  6. dracanth
  7. dracarys
  8. Drachenfels
  9. Drachenfutter
  10. drachm
  11. drachma

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