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KARAYA GUM

Dictionary entry overview: What does karaya gum mean?

• KARAYA GUM (noun)
The noun KARAYA GUM has 1 sense:

1. exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

Familiarity information: KARAYA GUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• KARAYA GUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

karaya gum; sterculia gum

Hypernyms ("karaya gum" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

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