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gum (gum)

1. a mucilaginous excretion of various plants.

2. gingiva.

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guar gum  a gum obtained from the ground endosperms of the leguminous tree Cyamopsis tetragonolobus; used in pharmaceutical preparations and as a source of soluble dietary fiber.

karaya gum , sterculia gum the dried gummy exudation from Sterculia species, which becomes gelatinous when moisture is added; used as a bulk laxative. It is also adhesive and is used in dental adhesives and skin adhesives and protective barriers around stomas.

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gum ¹ (gm)

n.

1. Any of various viscous substances that are exuded by certain plants and trees and dry into water-soluble, noncrystalline, brittle solids.

2. A similar plant exudate, such as a resin.

3. Any of various adhesives made from such exudates or other sticky substance.

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gum ² (gm)

n.

The firm connective tissue covered by mucous membrane that envelops the alveolar arches of the jaw and surrounds the bases of the teeth. Also called gingiva.

v.

To chew food with toothless gums.

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gum(s),

n the colloquial term for the fibrous and mucosal covering of the alveolar process or ridges or gingiva(e). See also gingiva.

gum pads,

n edentulous segments of the maxillae and mandible that correspond to the underlying primary teeth.

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gum

1. a mucilaginous excretion of various plants.

2. see gingiva.

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gum arabic

see acacia.

gum tragacanth

see tragacanth.