Kordofan gum

Kordofan gum
a superior type of acacia (gum arabic) from trees found in the Sudan.

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  • kordofan gum — ˈkȯrdəˌfan noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: from Kordofan province, Republic of the Sudan : a superior gum arabic from the Kordofan district of the Republic of the Sudan …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kordofan gum — Kor·do·fan gum (korґdə fan) [Kordofan province in the Sudan, where the trees are found] see under gum …   Medical dictionary

  • Kordofan — /kawr doh fahn /, n. a province in the central Sudan. 3,103,000. ab. 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Cap.: El Obeid. * * * or Kurdufan Region, central Sudan. Lying west of the White Nile River, it was originally inhabited by Nubian speaking… …   Universalium

  • gum — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. resin, glue, pitch, tar, pine tar, cohesive substance, rosin, amber, wax. Commercial gums include: chewing gum, sealing wax, rosin, mucilage, eucalyptus, caoutchouc, crude rubber, chicle, latex, gum arabic, gum acacia, wattle …   English dictionary for students

  • sudan gum — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : gum arabic collected in the Sudan chiefly from one species of acacia (Acacia senegal) compare kordofan gum …   Useful english dictionary

  • arabian gum — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : kordofan gum …   Useful english dictionary

  • University of Kordofan — The University of Kordofan is a university in Sudan. The school is located southwest of Khartoum, in Al Ubayyid, the capital of North Kordofan state. It was established in 1990.Faculties*Deanship for Research and Postgraduate Training *Faculty of …   Wikipedia

  • ACACIA SENEGAL (L.) WILLD. - АКАЦИЯ СЕНЕГАЛЬСКАЯ — см. 402. Дерево. A. Senegal (L.) Willd. А. сенегальская Sp. pl. IV ed. (1805) 1077. Dalziel (1937) 207. New crops (1945) 133. Esdorn (1961) 110. S y n. Mimosa Senegal L.; Acacia verek Guill. et Perr. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ. gum arabic tree,… …   Справочник растений

  • Kurdufan — (sometimes Kordofan) is a former province of central Sudan. In 1994 it was divided into three new federal states: North Kurdufan, South Kurdufan, and West Kurdufan. In August 2005 [ [http://home.planet.nl/ ende0098/Articles/20070500.html UNMIS… …   Wikipedia

  • Gomme arabique — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gomme. Gomme arabique …   Wikipédia en Français

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