Gum may refer to:

Types of gum

Adhesive Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation. The use of adhesives offers certain advant ...

* Bubble gum * Chewing gum * Gum (botany), sap or other resinous material associated with certain species of the plant kingdom ** Gum arabic, made from the sap of ''

Acacia senegal ''Senegalia senegal'' (also known as ''Acacia senegal'') is a small thorny deciduous tree from the genus ''Senegalia'', which is known by several common names, including gum acacia, gum arabic tree, Sudan gum and Sudan gum arabic. In parts of In ...

'', an Old World tree species ** Gum copal, resin produced from the sap of ''

Daniellia ''Daniellia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae, named after William Freeman Daniell. It contains the following species: *''Daniellia alsteeniana ''Daniellia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae, named after William Free ...

'', a genus of Afrotropical forest trees **

Gum ghatti ''Anogeissus latifolia'' is a species of small to medium-sized tree native to the India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. Its common names are axlewood (English), ''bakli, baajhi, dhau, dhawa, dhawra'', or ''dhaora'' (Hindi), ''takhian-nu'' ( Thai ...

, made from the sap of ''

Anogeissus latifolia ''Anogeissus latifolia'' is a species of small to medium-sized tree native to the India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. Its common names are axlewood (English), ''bakli, baajhi, dhau, dhawa, dhawra'', or ''dhaora'' (Hindi), ''takhian-nu'' (Thai) ...

'', an Asian tree species ** Gum guaicum, substance produced from '' Guaiacum officinale'', a neotropical tree species **

Gum guar Guar gum, also called guaran, is a galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from Guar, guar beans that has thickening and stabilizing properties useful in food, feed, and industrial applications. The guar seeds are mechanically dehusked, hydrated, ...

, made from the seeds of guar, ''

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba The guar or cluster bean, with the botanical name ''Cyamopsis tetragonoloba'', is an annual legume and the source of guar gum. It is also known as gavar, gawar, or guvar bean. The origin of ''Cyamopsis tetragonoloba'' is unknown, since it has ...

'', an Old World annual legume ** Gum karaya, made from the sap of ''

Sterculia urens ''Sterculia urens'' is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India and has been introduced into Burma. A small to medium-sized tree with a pale-coloured trunk, it is commonly known as the ''bhutyā'' ( भुत्या) in ...

'', an Asian tree species ** Spruce gum from the resin of spruce trees ** Kauri gum, from the fossilized resin of Kauri trees ** Locust bean gum, made from the seeds of carob, ''

Ceratonia siliqua The carob ( ; ''Ceratonia siliqua'') is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible fruit pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and landsca ...

'' ** Xanthan gum, a common food thickener and stabilizer * Gum base, the provides the basic textural and masticatory properties of chewing and bubble gums * Gum metal, titanium alloy with high elasticity * Postage stamp gum, substance applied to the back of a stamp to enable it to adhere to a letter * Spirit gum, used to affix applications to the body

People

* Gum (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Gum Mo-jam, military leader * Allen Gum (born 1969), American college baseball coach * Jay Watson (born 1991), GUM, Australian musician

Places

* Guam, ISO-3166-1 alpha-3 and IOC country code *

Guam International Airport Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport , also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam. The airport is ...

(IATA airport code: GUM) * Gum (crater), lunar impact crater *

Gum-Gum Gum-Gum is a township of Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal te ...

, township in Malaysia * Gum Springs, Arkansas *

Gum Wall The Gum Wall is a brick wall covered in used chewing gum under Pike Place Market in Downtown Seattle. It is located on Post Alley near Pike Street, south of the market's main entrance off 1st Avenue. Parts of the gum coating alongside the wa ...

, a brick wall covered in used chewing gum in Seattle *

White Gum Valley, Western Australia White Gum Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the City of Fremantle. It is situated behind the main ridge that lies east of Fremantle. Name There are no records of the origins of the name, but it is thought to be named ...

* The Old Gum Tree in Glenelg North, South Australia

Science

* Gum bichromate, 19th-century photographic printing process *

Gum depigmentation Gum depigmentation, also known as gum bleaching, is a procedure used in cosmetic dentistry to lighten or remove black spots or patches on the gums consisting of melanin. Melanin in skin is very common in inhabitants in many parts of the world due ...

, a procedure used in cosmetic dentistry *

Gum over platinum Gum over platinum is a historical chemical photography, photographic process, which was commonly used in art photography. It is a very complex process, in which a specially treated platinum print photograph is coated with washes of gum arabic, then ...

, a chemical photographic process * Gums, or gingiva, the soft tissue partly covering teeth *

Genitourinary medicine Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine concerning the male and female reproductive systems. It encompasses a variety of reproductive conditions, their prevention and assessment, as well as their subsequent treatment and prognosis. Reprodu ...

, deals with reproductive problems

Entertainment

* " The Gum", episode of the comedy television show Seinfield * ''

Glasgow University Magazine The ''Glasgow University Magazine (GUM)'' was first published on 5 February 1889, aiming to keep students informed of news and events within the university, and to provide an outlet for student writing and illustrations. It is the oldest cont ...

'', in Scotland * Mr. Gum, central character in a series of novels for children by Andy Stanton *

Gum (character) (originally released in North America as ''Jet Grind Radio'') is a 2000 action game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. The player controls a member of a youth gang, the GGs, as they use inline skates to traverse Tok ...

, a playable character from the ''Jet Set Radio'' video game franchise * Gum, a character in the British comic '' Monster Fun'' * Great Uncle Matthew, a character in the novel '' Ballet Shoes'' by Noel Streatfeild * Gum, a character from the 2016 adult animated film '' Sausage Party'' * Gum Girl, a protagonist '' The Gumazing Gum Girl!'' book series by Rhode Montijo

Other uses

* GUM (department store), in Moscow, Russia * Global United Media, Indian film company * Gum Air, an airline in Paramaribo, Suriname *

Gum languages The Gum languages are a small group of closely related languages in New Guinea. The languages are: * Amele *Central Gum: Bau, Gumalu, Sihan *North Gum: Isebe, Panim References Languages of Papua New Guinea Mabuso languages ...

of New Guinea * Gum tree, any of various related species of Eucalypt trees * ''Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement'', known as the GUM, a metrology guide pertaining to

measurement uncertainty In metrology, measurement uncertainty is the expression of the statistical dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. All measurements are subject to uncertainty and a measurement result is complete only when it is accompanied by ...

*GUM, a business unit of the

Sunstar Group Sunstar is a Japanese global oral care, health and beauty, chemicals, and motorcycle parts Conglomerate (company), conglomerate with international affiliates. The corporation has two main wings, healthcare and engineering, each with its own CEO. ...