gomma

Definitions of gomma
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    agar-agar
    a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
    alginato
    a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
  2. noun
    an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
  3. noun
    hoop that covers a wheel
    synonyms: copertone, pneumatico
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    types:
    tubolare
    pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight
    type of:
    anello, cerchio, girello
    a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
  4. noun
    a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
    synonyms: bubble gum, chewing gum, gomma americana, gomma da masticare
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