Gum Arabic: Gum arabic is produced from the sap of the African acacia tree and is available in crystalline form or an already prepared solution. It binds watercolour pigments when used with water and glycerine or honey.

 

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Gum Arabic: Gum arabic is produced from the sap of the African acacia tree and is available in crystalline form or an already prepared solution. It binds watercolour pigments when used with water and gl . . . View Full Definition

Gums: The principal binder for water-colour is gum arabic, it comes from certain acacia trees growing in Africa, Asia and Australia. Gum tragacanth is used as a binder for chalks and pastels; it i . . . View Full Definition

Infant Industry Argument: The category describing a company's primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue.

Integument: Something that covers or encloses, e.g., the skin.

Legumes: Dried beans and peas.

Receded Gums: A condition characterized by the abnormal loss of gum tissue due to infection or bone loss.

Old Arabicas: Botanical varieties or cultivars of the Coffea arabica species that were developed by selection relatively early in the history of coffee, such as var. bourbon and var. typica, as opposed to . . . View Full Definition

Integumentary System: The skin and its derivatives (hair, nails, feathers, horns, antlers, and glands), which in multicellular animals protect against invading foreign microorganisms and prevent the loss or excha . . . View Full Definition

Gum Platinum Process: Combination of gum and platinum printing.

Coffea Arabica: The earliest cultivated species of coffee tree and still the most widely grown. It produces approximately 70% of the world's coffee, and is dramatically superior in cup quality to the other . . . View Full Definition