chicle

chi·cle

(chik'el),

1. The partially evaporated viscous, milky juice from Manilkara zapotilla (sapotaceae), which is native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

2. A mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols. Used in the manufacture of chewing gum.

[Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]

chi·cle

(chikĕl)

1. The partially evaporated viscous, milky juice from Manilkara zapotilla (family Sapotaceae), which is native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

2. A mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols. Used in the manufacture of chewing gum.

[Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]

chi·cle

(chikĕl)

Mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols; used in manufacture of chewing gum.

[Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]