Usually means: Remove gum from natural fibers.
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  1. degum: Merriam-Webster
  2. degum: Collins English Dictionary
  3. degum: Wordnik
  4. degum: Wiktionary
  5. degum: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Degum, degum: Dictionary.com
  7. degum: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Degum: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ verb:  (transitive) To remove gum from.

Similar:
ungum, degut, degunk, descum, ungunk, deglaze, undam, demucilage, destem, ungut, more...

Opposite:
gum, regum, ungum, unglue, unglueing

Types:
lecithin, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, gum acacia, gum ghatti, g, more...

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Similar:
ungum, degut, degunk, descum, ungunk, deglaze, undam, demucilage, destem, ungut, more...

Opposite:
gum, regum, ungum, unglue, unglueing

Types:
lecithin, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, gum acacia, gum ghatti, g, more...



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