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xanthan gum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A natural gum, produced by the fermentation of sugars by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris; used as a food additive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Catalan: goma de xantè — natural gum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃原膠 /黄原胶 (huángyuánjiāo) — natural gum
  • Danish: xanthangummi — natural gum
  • Dutch: xanthaangom — natural gum
  • Finnish: ksantaanikumi — natural gum
  • Japanese: キサンタンガム (kisantan gamu) — natural gum
  • Korean: 잔탄검 (jantan'geom) — natural gum
  • Spanish: xantana — natural gum
  • Spanish: xantano — natural gum
  • Swedish: xantangummi — natural gum