Chicle
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30160-0_2228
\¦chi-kəl, ¦chi-klē\ [AS, fr. Nahautl tzictli] (ca. 1889) n. Raw material for chewing gum (mixture of trans-1,4-poly(isoprene) + triterpenes. A natural product.
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