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NOUN: “any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying” Crossword Clue Answer

Q: What is the answer to "NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying""?

The most common answer is GUM. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

Stuck on NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"? The answer is 3 letters and was featured in the August 1, 2025 Missing Letter crossword. Get the solution here.

NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1 meaning

Hint 2 clue words

Noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action

Any: to any degree or extent

Numerous: amounting to a large indefinite number

Colloidal: of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid

Polysaccharide: any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

Substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

Plant: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

Origin: properties attributable to your ancestry

Are: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

Gelatinous: thick like gelatin

Harden: become hard or harder

Dry: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

Hint 3 anagram

Other Missing Letter Clues (8/1/25)

1A: NOUN: "a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures"

6A: VERB: "to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to"

9A: "I meant to ask you ___ that"

10A: "How ___ we feeling today?"

11A: TRADEMARK: "used for a string trimmer"

13A: NOUN: "(chiefly British); the [26th] letter"

14A: ADJECTIVE: "utterly...puzzled"

20A: Bird that needs QANTAS to fly, maybe

21A: Filmmaker ___ Aster

22A: PLURAL NOUN: "a gesture made by raising and flexing the index and middle fingers of both hands that is used to call attention to a spoken word or expression"

NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying" Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 3-letter answer to "NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"" crossword clue?

The answer to the "NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"" crossword clue is GUM. This answer contains 3 letters and was confirmed in the Missing Letter puzzle.

Which crossword used "NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the Missing Letter puzzle on August 1, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.

What is the meaning of GUM?

The word GUM means: become sticky. This definition provides context for why it fits the crossword clue "NOUN: "any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"".