Main Entry: gum ar·a·bic
Pronunciation: -'ar-&-bik
Function: noun
: a water-soluble gum obtained from several leguminous plants of thegenus Acacia (especially A. senegal and A. arabica) and used especially in pharmacy to suspend insoluble substances in water, to prepare emulsions, and to make pills and lozengescalled also acacia, gum acacia
