Definition of Chicle. Meaning of Chicle. Synonyms of Chicle

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Definition of Chicle

Chicle
Chicle Chic"le, n., Chicle gum Chicle gum [Amer. Sp. chicle.] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum.
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Balata Bal"a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa). 2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (); also, its milky juice (), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.

Meaning of Chicle from wikipedia

- Chicle (/ˈtʃɪkəl/) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees...
- Manilkara chicle is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia...
- The American Chicle Company was a chewing gum trust founded by Thomas Adams, Jr., with Edward E. Beeman and Jonathan Primle. Thomas Adams (May 4, 1818...
- Chicle", confessed to the murder of Quer while being interrogated for an attack on another woman, and revealed the location of the body. "El Chicle"...
- known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌsapoˈðiʝa]), sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names,: 515  is an evergreen...
- Texas War of Independence) was living in New Jersey. He brought Mexican chicle with him in hopes of selling it to raise funds to help him return to power...
- 000 years. Modern chewing gum was originally made of chicle, a natural latex. By the 1960s, chicle was replaced by butadiene-based synthetic rubber which...
- by the American Chicle Company, a company founded by Thomas Adams. The Chiclets name is derived from the Mexican Spanish word "chicle", derived from the...
- Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. It was originally introduced by American Chicle in 1960 shortly before it was bought by Warner-Lambert in 1962. It reached...
- The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in...