chicle gum


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Noun1.chicle gum - gum-like substance from the sapodilla
chicle
chewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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Chapter 1 explores industrial aspects, including the early jockeying between natural spruce and balsam gums, wax or paraffin gums, and latex chicle gum. The next few chapters look at demographic aspects of gum, challenging the idea that only women and children engaged this obad habito and looking for historical evidence of who gum chewers actually were.
Chewing Gum in America, 1850-1920: The Rise of an Industry
Ford Gum, best known for its charity gumball machines, introduced 16-ounce jars of Stars 'n Stripes red (cherry), white (peppermint), and blue (grape) chicle gum for the retail trade, with 10 percent of profits going to the Red Cross.
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His unflavoured chicle gum was so popular that he was able to build up a thriving business.
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