DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 

   gamelan
         n 1: a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many
               tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones
               and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs

English Dictionary: gum elemi by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gene linkage
n
  1. (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
    Synonym(s): linkage, gene linkage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gum elemi
n
  1. fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
    Synonym(s): elemi, gum elemi
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gemel \Gem"el\, n.
      1. One of the twins. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
  
      2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to
            each other. Cf. {Bars gemel}, under {Gemel}, a.
  
                     Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.
                                                                              --Strype.
  
      {Gemel hinge} (Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or
            loop and a hook.
  
      {Gemel ring}, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See
            {Gimbal}.
  
      {Gemel window}, a window with two bays.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gemel \Gem"el\, n.
      1. One of the twins. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
  
      2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to
            each other. Cf. {Bars gemel}, under {Gemel}, a.
  
                     Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.
                                                                              --Strype.
  
      {Gemel hinge} (Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or
            loop and a hook.
  
      {Gemel ring}, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See
            {Gimbal}.
  
      {Gemel window}, a window with two bays.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genialness \Gen"ial*ness\, n.
      The quality of being genial.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gmelinite \Gmel"in*ite\, n. [Named after the German chemist
      Gmelin.] (Min.)
      A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral, related in form and
      composition to chabazite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See
      {Dexter}.] (Chem.)
      A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless
      and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,
      and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or
      diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing
      several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective
      varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the
      plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British
      gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See
      {Achro[94]dextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gommelin \Gom"me*lin\, n. [F. gommeline, from gomme gum.]
      (Chem.)
      See {Dextrin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See
      {Dexter}.] (Chem.)
      A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless
      and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,
      and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or
      diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing
      several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective
      varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the
      plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British
      gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See
      {Achro[94]dextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gommelin \Gom"me*lin\, n. [F. gommeline, from gomme gum.]
      (Chem.)
      See {Dextrin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
      fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It.
      {gomma}.]
      1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
            when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
            gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
            less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
            as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
  
      2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.
  
      3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
            roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
            log. [Southern U. S.]
  
      4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under
            {Black}, {Blue}, etc.
  
      {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
            tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}).
  
      {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so
            called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.
  
      {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}.
  
      {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
            {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in
            Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.
            East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
            family which bears the elephant apple.
  
      {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
            frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning
            and in precipitating indigo.
  
      {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus
            ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
  
      {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.
  
      {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.
  
      {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.
  
      {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.
  
      {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.
  
      {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.
  
      {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
            species of Cistus or rock rose.
  
      {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the
            parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]},
            {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.
  
      {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
            mixing other ingredients.
  
      {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
            exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
            of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
            containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
  
      {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.
  
      {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
            ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the
            Senegal country, West Africa.
  
      {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.
  
      {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and
            Australia:
            (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest
                  trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue
                  fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the
                  large trees become hollow.
            (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.}
            (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar
                  styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with
                  pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It
                  exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.
  
      {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
           
  
      {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
            {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners