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Definition of Sterculia gum
1. Noun. Exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterculia Gum
Literary usage of Sterculia gum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1890)
"East Indian sterculia gum appears to be collected exclusively from Sterculia
urens; African sterculia gum from S. ..."
2. Pharmacographia Indica: A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin by William Dymock (1893)
"sterculia gum. Mr. JH Maiden, in an article on sterculia gum (Pharm. Journ.
[3], xx., 381), shows in the following table how suitable it is as a substitute ..."
3. A Bibliography of Australian Economic Botany by Joseph Henry Maiden (1892)
"HOLMES (EM) — Acetic Acid in sterculia gum. Pharm. Journ. [3], XX, 560 ; also Maiden
... sterculia gum : Its similarities and dissimilarities to Tragacanth. ..."
4. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"sterculia gum (karaya gum). (b) Conditions of use. This substance is generally
recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding ..."
5. American Druggist (1890)
"... New South Wales, has recently issued a communication on the "Similarities and
Dissimilarities of sterculia gum to Tragacanth," from the report of which, ..."
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