Gum
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Natural gums
- Natural gumNatural gumNatural gums are polysaccharides of natural origin, capable of causing a large viscosity increase in solution, even at small concentrations. In the food industry they are used as thickening agents, gelling agents, emulsifying agents, and stabilizers...
, any of a number of naturally occurring resinous materials in vegetative species - Gum animaGum animaGum anima, or anima, in pharmacy, is a kind of gum or resin, of which there are two kinds, western and eastern. The first flows from an incision in a tree around Central America, called Courbati; it is transparent, and of a color similar to frankincense.The eastern gum anima is distinguished into...
- Gum arabicGum arabic220px|thumb|right|Acacia gumGum arabic, also known as acacia gum, chaar gund, char goond, or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal...
, used as food additive, adhesive et al. - Cassia gumCassia gumCassia gum is a food additive made from the endosperm of Senna obtusifolia . It is used as a thickener and gelling agent, and has E-number E427....
- Dammar gumDammar gumDammar gum is obtained from the Dipterocarpaceae family of trees in India and East Asia, principally those of the genera Shorea, Balanocarpus or Hopea. Most is produced by tapping trees; however, some is collected in fossilized form from the ground. The gum varies in colour from clear to pale...
- Gellan gumGellan gumGellan gum is a water-soluble polysaccharide produced by Pseudomonas elodea, a bacterium.-Chemical structure:The repeating unit of the polymer is a tetrasaccharide, which consists of two residues of D-glucose and one of each residues of L-rhamnose and D-glucuronic acid...
- Guar gumGuar gumGuar gum, also called guaran, is a galactomannan. It is primarily the ground endosperm of guar beans. The guar seeds are dehusked, milled and screened to obtain the guar gum. It is typically produced as a free-flowing, pale, off-white-colored, coarse to fine ground powder.-Production:Guar gum is an...
- Kauri gum
- Locust bean gumLocust bean gumLocust bean gum is a galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob tree, mostly found in the Mediterranean region. The long pods that grow on the tree are used to make this gum. The pods are kibbled to separate the seed from the pulp...
- Spruce gumSpruce gumSpruce gum is a chewing material made from the resin of spruce trees. In North America, spruce gum was chewed by Native Americans, and was later introduced to the early American pioneers and was sold commercially by the 19th century, by John B. Curtis amongst others...
- Welan gumWelan gumWelan gum is an exopolysaccharide used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing. It is produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes. The molecule consists of repeating tetrasaccharide units with single branches of L-mannose or...
- Xanthan gumXanthan gumXanthan gum is a polysaccharide, derived from the bacterial coat of Xanthomonas campestris, used as a food additive and rheology modifier, commonly used as a food thickening agent and a stabilizer...
Trees and shrubs
- Gum tree or Eucalyptus
- Bear-gum – NyssaNyssaNyssa may refer to:* the genus name for the tupelo tree* Nyssa , a female name** Nyssa , a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who...
ursina - Black tupelo or black gum – Nyssa sylvatica
- Blue Gum (disambiguation)
- Ghost gum (disambiguation)
- Gum CistusGum CistusGum Cistus is a name applied to several members of the genus Cistus, particularly to C. ladanifer. They are small shrubs, up to 1m high native to Asia and Europe. They belong to the family Cistaceae and are commonly called Rock Roses. Many of the plants are highly aromatic and exhude a scented...
- Log gum
- Red Gum (disambiguation)
- Spotted gum (disambiguation)
- Star-leaved gum – Liquidambar styraciflua
- Sweet-gum – Liquidambar
- Tupelo-gum – NyssaNyssaNyssa may refer to:* the genus name for the tupelo tree* Nyssa , a female name** Nyssa , a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who...
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Astronomy
- Gum (crater)Gum (crater)Gum is a lunar crater that is located near the southeastern limb of the Moon, and is viewed nearly from the side from Earth. It lies along the western edge of the irregular Mare Australe, to the northeast of the crater Hamilton...
, on the Moon - Gum NebulaGum NebulaGum Nebula is an emission nebula that can be found in the southern constellations Vela and Puppis. It lies roughly 400 parsecs from the Earth. Hard to distinguish, it is believed to be the greatly expanded remains of a supernova that took place about a million years ago...
, an emission nebula - Colin Stanley GumColin Stanley GumColin Stanley Gum was an Australian astronomer who catalogued emission nebulae in the southern sky at the Mount Stromlo Observatory using wide field photography. Gum published his findings in 1955 in a study entitled A study of diffuse southern H-alpha nebulae which presented a catalog, now known...
(1924-1960), Australian astronomer - Gum catalogGum catalogThe Gum catalog is an astronomical catalog of 84 emission nebulae in the southern sky. It was made by the Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum at Mount Stromlo Observatory using wide field photography. Gum published his findings in 1955 in a study entitled A study of diffuse southern H-alpha...
, an astronomical catalog compiled by Colin Stanley Gum
Geography
- Gum-GumGum-GumGum-Gum is a township of Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. It is situated about 25 km from Sandakan town along Labuk Road....
, a township in Malaysia - Gum Springs, ArkansasGum Springs, ArkansasGum Springs is a town in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gum Springs is located at ....
- White Gum Valley, Western AustraliaWhite Gum Valley, Western AustraliaWhite Gum Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It is situated behind the main ridge that lies east of Fremantle. White Gum Valley was formerly owned by the O'Hara Family in the early 1900s...
- The Old Gum TreeThe Old Gum TreeThe Old Gum Tree is an historic site in Glenelg North, Australia. On 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation creating the colony of South Australia. A ceremony is held on each year on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's...
in Glenelg North, South Australia
Fiction
- Mr. Gum, the central character in a series of novels for children by Andy Stanton
- Gum, a character from the Jet Set RadioJet Set Radiois a video game for the Dreamcast, developed by Smilebit and published by Sega on June 29, 2000. A 2D version of the game was later released for Game Boy Advance; this version was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by THQ. Its sequel, Jet Set Radio Future was released 2 years later for...
video game series - Great Uncle Matthew, a character in the novel Ballet ShoesBallet Shoes (novel)Ballet Shoes is a classic 1936 children's novel by Noel Streatfeild.Ballet Shoes and the other "Shoes books" have been popular worldwide, since their initial publications from 1936 to 1962.-Plot summary:...
by Noel Streatfeild - A character in the British comic Monster FunMonster FunMonster Fun was a British comic for young children . It ran for 72 issues from 14 June 1975 to 30 October 1976, when it merged with Buster to form Buster and Monster Fun. Its strips included Mummy's Boy and X-Ray Specs. Artists included Robert Nixon, Tom Williams and Trevor Metcalfe...
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Codes
- ISO 619-1 alpha-3-code for GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
- IATA code for Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportAntonio B. Won Pat International AirportAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport , also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, three miles east of the capital city of Hagåtña in the U.S. territory of Guam. It is named for Antonio Borja Won Pat, the first delegate from Guam to the United...
Other uses
- Gum baseGum baseGum base is the non-nutritive, non-digestible, water-insoluble masticatory delivery system used to carry sweeteners, flavors and any other desired substances in chewing gum and bubble gum. It provides all the basic textural and masticatory properties of gum....
- GingivaGingivaThe gingiva , or gums, consists of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth.-General description:...
, or gums, is the soft tissue partly covering teeth - Bubble gum
- Chewing gumChewing gumChewing gum is a type of gum traditionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or synthetic rubber known as polyisobutylene. For economical and quality reasons, many modern chewing gums use rubber instead of chicle...
- Postage stamp gumPostage stamp gumIn philately, gum is the substance applied to the back of a stamp to enable it to adhere to a letter or other mailed item. The term is generic, and applies both to traditional types such as gum arabic and to synthetic modern formulations...
- Spirit gumSpirit gumSpirit gum is an adhesive, made mostly of SD Alcohol 35-A and resin , used primarily for affixing wigs, merkins, false beards, and other costume prosthetics....
, used to affix applications to the body - Genitourinary medicineGenitourinary medicineGenitourinary medicine is a portmanteau that includes aspects of andrology, gynecology and urology. It is primarily related to medicine dealing with sexually transmitted diseases.- References :...
- Glasgow University MagazineGlasgow University MagazineThe first issue of Glasgow University Magazine was published on 5 February 1889, aiming to keep students informed of news and events within the University, and to provide an outlet for student writing and illustrations....
- Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (ISO), see Measurement uncertaintyMeasurement uncertaintyIn metrology, measurement uncertainty is a non-negative parameter characterizing the dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. The uncertainty has a probabilistic basis and reflects incomplete knowledge of the quantity. All measurements are subject to uncertainty and a measured...
- GUM (department store), a large department store in Moscow, Russia
- The Gum languagesGum languagesThe Gum languages are a small group of closely related languages in New Guinea. Malcolm Ross in his 2005 classification of TNG left them in the Mabuso family, but this was abandoned in Ethnologue 16, which placed them directly under Croisilles....
of New Guinea
See also
- Gummy (disambiguation)Gummy (disambiguation)Gummy also spelled gummi could refer to:* Gummi bears: small, rubbery-textured confectionery in the form of a bear* Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, an American animated TV series...
- Gum-diggerGum-diggerKauri gum, a fossilized resin detracted from kauri trees, is used for chewing or tattooing, and often is made into jewellery. The gum comes from kauri trees found in Agathis australis forests. The trees once covered much of the New Zealand North Island, before Māori and European settlers caused...
, a person who dug for kauri gum in New Zealand