chewing gum

Definition von chewing gum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A sweetened flavoured preparation of chicle, made for chewing; a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing; a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored; flavored substance which is chewed; Chewing gum is a kind of sweet that you can chew for a long time. You do not swallow it. a stick of chewing gum. = gum. a type of sweet that you chew for a long time but do not swallow. Sweetened product made from chicle and similar resilient substances that is chewed for its flavour. Tree resins have been chewed as teeth cleaners and breath fresheners since ancient times. The latex (called chicle) of the Central American sapodilla tree was first used to mass-produce chewing gum in the 19th century; its plasticity, insolubility in water, and ability to hold a flavour made it an ideal chewing-gum base. After World War II other gums and synthetic rubbers came to replace chicle; a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored; golly; gum
chewing gum pack: packet containing pieces of gum for chewing
chewing gums: plural form of chewing gum
sugarless chewing gum: chewing gum which does not include sugar as an ingredient