gumming

/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/ 15四级六级考研GRE
any of various sticky substances that exude from certain plants, hardening on exposure to air and dissolving or forming viscous masses in water 树胶

noun [具体名词]树胶分泌;涂胶

There have been genuine cases of gum gumming up intestines.
史上确实有口香糖粘住了肠子的病案。

verb [vt. 及物动词]在……上涂树胶(gum 的 ing 形式);用牙床咀嚼

There are relationships between the gumming property of sericin and the gelation.
丝胶的胶着性与胶凝有密切的关系。

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