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Gum base
Answer for the clue "Gum base ", 6 letters:
chicle
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Word definitions for chicle in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle gum ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
Usage examples of chicle.
Until 1975 chicle for chewing gum provided 25% of the Belize Gross Domestic Product.
The sap of the chicle tree was gathered and boiled down much like natural rubber (or for that matter, maple syrup).