amonyak sakızı

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Türkçe - İngilizce
gum ammoniac
The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum
It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one
It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters
It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses