gum ammoniac

gum am·mo·ni·ac

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhm uh-moh-nee-ak]
- /gʌm əˈmoʊ niˌæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhm uh-moh-nee-ak]
- /gʌm əˈmoʊ niˌæk/

Definitions of gum ammoniac words

noun gum ammoniac a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant. 1
noun gum ammoniac ammoniac 0

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Origin of gum ammoniac

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Gum ammoniac

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gum ammoniac popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gum ammoniac usage trend in Literature

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