Meanings
nounguar gum (plural guar gums)
plural guar gums
- chemistryA heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive.
Synonyms: E412, when used as a thickener and stabiliser, guaran
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive.
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Origin
From guar (“type of legume”) + gum.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish guarkumi
- guarkumiheteropolysaccharide gum
French gomme de guar
- gomme de guarheteropolysaccharide gum
German Guaran, Guargummi
- Guaranheteropolysaccharide gum
- Guargummiheteropolysaccharide gum
Russian гуара́н
- гуара́н (guarán)heteropolysaccharide gum
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guar gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar%20gum
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“guar gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar%20gum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guar gum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar%20gum.
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