Definitions
A sticky substance used for chewing, sealing, or gluing.
Word origin
From Middle English gom, gome, gomme, goome, gum, gume, gumme, from Old English gōma (“palate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, *gōmô (“palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”).
Used in a sentence
“gum arabic”
“gum-oleo-resin”
“gum benzoin”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Chewing substance”3 letters
02“Chewy candy base”3 letters
03“Chewing candy”3 letters
04“Glue”3 letters
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