What's the meaning of chicle?

Definition of chicle

: a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum.

What is chicle used for?

Chicle (/ˈtʃɪkəl/) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.

How do you spell Chickle?

a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.

What is the pronunciation of chicle?

Break 'chicle' down into sounds: [CHIK] + [UHL] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

What is a fiche?

(fiʃ) noun. microfiche: a small sheet of film in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.

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What does Ultrafiche mean?

Definition of ultrafiche

: a microfiche whose microimages are of printed matter reduced 90 or more times.

What language is fiche?

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How do you pronounce Gyttja?

gyttja Pronunciation. ˈyɪt tʃɑgyt·t·ja.

How do you call a small laugh?

Chuckle is one of many words for different kinds of laughter. These include giggle, titter, snicker, and a word that is a cross between chuckle and snort — chortle.

What means mirthful?

joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh. providing mirth; amusing: a mirthful experience.

What does chicle look like?

chicle, gum that consists of the coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a tropical American fruit tree principally from Yucatán and regions of Central America. Chicle is obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces and is said to contain both rubber and gutta-percha.

Is chicle still used?

Although natural chicle is still used, most of today's chewing gums are made from a synthetic vinyl gum base. Although Thomas Adams was certainly one of the early pioneers of chewing gums, it was William Wrigley Jr. who established an international market for the chewing gum industry.

Who invented chicle?

Thomas Adams (May 4, 1818 – February 7, 1905) was a 19th-century American scientist and inventor who is regarded as a founder of the chewing gum industry. Adams conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna, who chewed a natural gum called chicle.

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What does fiche mean in Irish?

score » scór, fiche. the Twentieth » Fiche.

Is fiche a Scrabble word?

Yes, fiche is a valid Scrabble word.

What's the meaning of microfiche?

Definition of microfiche

: a sheet of microfilm containing rows of images of printed pages.

Where does the word chicle come from?

In the Americas, the ancient Mayan people chewed a substance called chicle, derived from the sapodilla tree, as a way to quench thirst or fight hunger, according to anthropologist Jennifer P.