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gellan gums

gellan gums is the plural of gellan gum.

Meaning of gellan gum

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

Questions about gellan gums

What is gellan gums the plural of?
Gellan gums is the plural of gellan gum.

Words near gellan gums in the dictionary

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

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