xanthan gum
noun/ˈzænθæn ɡʌm/
/ˈzænθən ɡʌm/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a chemical substance that is put in food to make it thickerWord Origin1960s: from the modern Latin name of the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris + -an.
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