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lagos [la.gus.] : gum (n.)
Related words: baba

Derivatives of lagos


Glosses:
gum
n. (food)1. chewing gum, guma preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing.
~ confection, sweeta food rich in sugar.
~ gum balla ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar.
~ bubble guma kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles.
~ chicle, chicle gumgum-like substance from the sapodilla.
n. (body)2. gingiva, gumthe tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth.
~ animal tissuethe tissue in the bodies of animals.
~ mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oristhe opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge.; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
n. (substance)3. gumany of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying.
~ liquidambar, sweet gumaromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree.
~ eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gumreddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
~ balata, gutta balatawhen dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
~ ammoniac, gum ammoniacthe aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant.
~ carrageenan, carrageenina colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae.
~ conimaa gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
~ dragon's blooda dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving.
~ euphorbium, gum eurphorbiuman acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine.
~ exudate, exudationa substance that oozes out from plant pores.
~ frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum, thusan aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation.
~ galbanum, gum albanuma bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida.
~ ghatti, ghatti guman Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic.
~ agar-agar, agara colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods.
~ algin, alginic acida gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier.
~ cherry-tree gumexudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic.
~ chicle, chicle gumgum-like substance from the sapodilla.
~ guar guma gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth.
~ gum acacia, gum arabicgum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals).
~ bengal kino, butea gum, butea kino, gum buteadried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent.
~ gum kino, kino, kino guma gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning.
~ mesquite guma gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic.
~ mucilagea gelatinous substance secreted by plants.
~ karaya gum, sterculia gumexudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics.
~ gutta-perchaa whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables.
~ lacquera black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish.
~ opopanaxan odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines.
~ gum sangapenum, sangapenuma variety of gum.
~ tragacantha gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing.
n. (substance)4. glue, gum, mucilagecement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.
~ animal gluea protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses.
~ casein gluemade from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork.
~ fish gluegelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish.
~ marine glueglue that is not water soluble.
~ cementsomething that hardens to act as adhesive material.
n. (plant)5. gum, gumwoodwood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum.
~ hazelwood, satin walnut, sweet gum, red gumreddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture.
~ gum tree, gumany of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum.
~ woodthe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees.
n. (plant)6. gum, gum treeany of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum.
~ liquidambarany tree of the genus Liquidambar.
~ gumwood, gumwood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum.
~ eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptusa tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
~ tupelo tree, tupeloany of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America.
~ treea tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms.
v. (contact)7. gumcover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum.; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"
~ apply, put onapply to a surface.; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
v. (consumption)8. gum, mumblegrind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty.; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
~ chew, manducate, masticate, jawchew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
v. (change)9. gumbecome sticky.
~ changeundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
v. (body)10. gumexude or form gum.; "these trees gum in the Spring"
~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, oozerelease (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores"