chewing gum
soft, cohesive substance intended for chewing but not swallowing
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Summary
chewing gum ranks in the top 0.91% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,034 views/month, #708 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: sweetener[2], chicle[3], gum base[4]
- Subclass of: confection[5], masticatory[6]
- Commons category: Chewing gum[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chewing gum[8]
- Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[9]
- Hardness: 20[10]
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Influence
Things named for chewing gum include Gumroad[11], a website[12], in United States[13], founded in 2011[14], headquartered in San Francisco[15].
Why It Matters
chewing gum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]
Entities named for it include Gumroad[11], a website[12], in United States[13], founded in 2011[14], headquartered in San Francisco[15].