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.

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carob gumcarubintragasol
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Meanings

nounlocust bean gum (countable and uncountable, plural locust bean gums)

plural locust bean gums

  1. countableuncountableA vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.

    Synonyms: carob gum, carubin, tragasol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.

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carob gumcarubintragasol

Translations

Bulgarian гума от рожков
  • гума от рожков (guma ot rožkov)gum extracted from carob seeds
German Johannisbrotkernmehl
  • Johannisbrotkernmehlgum extracted from carob seeds
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locust bean gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locust%20bean%20gum

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“locust bean gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locust%20bean%20gum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locust bean gum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locust%20bean%20gum.

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