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degumming

degumming noun: the removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils.

Noun

degumming (uncountable)

  1. The removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils.

degumming meaning in Tamil

degumming in Tamil

பசை நீக்கம்

Origin of degumming

From degum + -ing.

Questions about degumming

What does degumming mean?
Degumming means the removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils.
What is degumming in Tamil?
Degumming in Tamil is பசை நீக்கம். See Degumming meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is degumming?
Degumming is a noun.

Words near degumming in the dictionary

  1. Deguires
  2. degum
  3. degummed
  4. degummer
  5. degummers
  6. degumming
  7. degums
  8. degun
  9. degung
  10. degunk
  11. degunked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: degumming (page history and authors); degumming (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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