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carbohydrate gum
A polysaccharide which produces a gel of a viscous solution when it is dispersed in water at low concentrations; examples are agar, guar gum, xanthan gum, gum arabic, and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Organic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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