Gum karaya

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   1. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">gum karaya</skos:prefLabel>

   2. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="nl">gum karaya</skos:prefLabel>

   3. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="fr">gomme de karaya</skos:prefLabel>

   4. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="es">goma Karya</skos:prefLabel>

   5. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">karaya gum</skos:altLabel>

   6. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">gum hog</skos:altLabel>

   7. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">karaya, gum</skos:altLabel>

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   9. <skos:note xml:lang="en">Gummy exudate from various species of the genus Sterculia, notably from S. urens, a tree native to central and northern India. It occurs as tears of variable size and of a somewhat crystalline appearance, translucent, pale yellow, with a slightly acetic odor and a mucilaginous, slightly acetic taste. The gum is insoluble in alcohol, but swells in water to form a gel; it forms an extremely strong adhesive with small amounts of water. It is used as a dye thickener, textile coating, emulsifier, paper fiber binder, a base in marbling paper, medical adhesive, a denture adhesive, a thickener and emulsifier in foods, and as a laxative. It is also used to adulterate gum tragacanth due to their similar physical characteristics. Gum karaya has been available commercially only since 1920.</skos:note>

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