Tragacanthin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cerasin \Cer"a*sin\, n. (Chem.)
     A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry
     gum; -- called also {meta-arabinic acid}.
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     2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also


        {bassorin}, {tragacanthin}, etc.
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