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slumgum

slumgum noun: the impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.

Noun

slumgum (usually uncountable, plural slumgums)

  1. (usually) The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.

Forms of slumgum

pluralslumgums

Questions about slumgum

What does slumgum mean?
Slumgum means the impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.
What part of speech is slumgum?
Slumgum is a noun.
What is the plural of slumgum?
The plural of slumgum is slumgums.

Words near slumgum in the dictionary

  1. slumdoms
  2. slumdweller
  3. slumdwellers
  4. slumgullion
  5. slumgullions
  6. slumgum
  7. slumgums
  8. slumhood
  9. slumification
  10. sluminess
  11. slumism

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