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What are gums made of? Is fevicol different from gums?

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Gums are sticky breakdown products of plant cell walls consisting of polysaccharides and pectins which exude from the wounds in the bark. They are generally water soluble. Fevicol is a synthetic sticky substance called resin. Resins are insoluble in water.

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