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gum
Definition:
(nou) a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing (nou) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth (nou) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying (nou) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive (nou) wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum (nou) any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
Phonetic Transcription:
ɡʌm
Examples:
Dental disease affects the gum and the teeth.
Insert wax in the gum saddle between the two existing teeth of the model.
The gum wrapper and the actual gum is black.
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