GUAR GUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does guar gum mean? 

• GUAR GUM (noun)
  The noun GUAR GUM has 1 sense:

1. a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth

  Familiarity information: GUAR GUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUAR GUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("guar gum" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

 Context examples 

Standard stabilizers such as sodium alginate, guar gum, iota carrageenan, xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose are commonplace.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)