- guar gum
- noun Date: 1950 a gum obtained from the endosperm of guar seeds and used especially as a thickening agent and as a sizing material for paper and textiles
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Guar gum — Guar 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. [ [http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa additives/specs/monograph3/additive… … Wikipedia
guar gum — noun a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth • Hypernyms: ↑gum * * * noun : a gum consisting of the ground endosperm of guar seeds that swells and disperses in water and is used chiefly as a… … Useful english dictionary
guar gum — noun a heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive Syn: E412, thickener, stabiliser, guaran … Wiktionary
guar gum — /ˈgua gʌm/ (say goohah gum) noun a natural thickening agent, produced from the ground beans of the guar plant …
guar gum. — See under guar. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
guar gum. — See under guar. [1945 50] … Useful english dictionary
guar gum — [NF] a gum obtained from the ground endosperms of the leguminous tree Cyamopsis tetragonolobus; used as a tablet binder and disintegrant in pharmaceutical preparations. It can also be used as a source of soluble dietary fiber … Medical dictionary
Guar gum — Гуаровая камедь … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Gum — or GUM may refer to:Confectionary* Chewing gum * Functional chewing gum or Functional gum * Bubble gum * Wine gum * Gumdrop * Gum base * Gum industryNatural gums* Gum anima * Gum arabic * Cassia gum * Dammar gum * Gellan gum * Guar gum * Locust… … Wikipedia
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride — is a chemical found in many popular shampoos like Organics or Head Shoulders. It is a water soluble quaternary derivative of natural guar gum, and impartsconditioning properties to shampoos and after shampoo hair care products. The effects of the … Wikipedia
