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2025
British_gum
British gum
English
Noun
British
gum
(
uncountable
)
A brownish substance, very
soluble
in cold water, formed by heating dry
starch
. It corresponds in its properties to
dextrin
and is used in
solution
as a substitute for
gum
in stiffering goods.
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