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Definition of xanthan gum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

xanthan gum

noun

/ˈzænθæn ɡʌm/

/ˈzænθən ɡʌm/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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a chemical substance that is put in food to make it thicker
Word Origin1960s: from the modern Latin name of the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris + -an.

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