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ejiao

Syllables: e·jiao

ejiao noun: glue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Noun

ejiao (uncountable)

  1. Glue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
    • 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.2020, Richard Bennett, Simone Pfuderer, “The Potential for New Donkey Farming Systems to Supply the Growing Demand for Hides”, in Animals, volume 10, number 4, →DOI, article 718, page 1
    • 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.2022, Frances Goodrum, Samuel Theuri, Eva Mutua, Gemma Carder, “The Donkey Skin Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy Change”, in Global Policy, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, page 304

Origin of ejiao

From Mandarin 阿膠 /阿胶 (ējiāo).

Questions about ejiao

What does ejiao mean?
Ejiao means glue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
What part of speech is ejiao?
Ejiao is a noun.

Words near ejiao in the dictionary

  1. ejector seats
  2. ejectors
  3. ejectosome
  4. ejectosomes
  5. ejects
  6. ejiao
  7. ejidal
  8. ejidatario
  9. ejidatarios
  10. ejido
  11. ejidos

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