DEGUM


Meaning of DEGUM in English

— degummer , n.

/dee gum"/ , v.t., degummed, degumming .

1. to free from gum.

2. to remove sericin from (silk filaments or yarn) by boiling in a soap solution; boil off.

[ 1885-90; DE- + GUM 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .