locust bean gum
locust bean gum noun: a vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.
Noun
locust bean gum (countable and uncountable, plural locust bean gums)
- A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.
Synonyms of locust bean gum
Forms of locust bean gum
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Questions about locust bean gum
- What does locust bean gum mean?
- Locust bean gum means a vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.
- What part of speech is locust bean gum?
- Locust bean gum is a noun.
- What is the plural of locust bean gum?
- The plural of locust bean gum is locust bean gums.
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