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gellan gum

gellan gum noun: a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive.

Noun

gellan gum (countable and uncountable, plural gellan gums)

  1. a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive
    Synonyms:
    E418 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier

Synonyms of gellan gum

  • E418 when used as a thickener
  • stabiliser and emulsifier

Forms of gellan gum

pluralgellan gums

Questions about gellan gum

What does gellan gum mean?
Gellan gum means a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive.
What part of speech is gellan gum?
Gellan gum is a noun.
What is the plural of gellan gum?
The plural of gellan gum is gellan gums.

Words near gellan gum in the dictionary

  1. Gell-Mann Amnesia
  2. Gell-Mann Amnesia effect
  3. Gell-Mann Amnesia effects
  4. gellable
  5. gellan
  6. gellan gum
  7. gellan gums
  8. gellant
  9. gellants
  10. Gellar
  11. Gellatly

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