Gum"boil (?), n. (Med.) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
||Gum"ma (?), n.; pl. Gummata (#). [NL. So called from its gummy
||contents See Gum.] (Med.) A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic
||origin.
Gum*ma"tous (?), a. (Med.) Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.
Gum"mer (?), n. [From 2d Gum.] A punch-cutting tool, or machine for
deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.
Gum*mif"er*ous (?), a. [L. gummi gum + -ferous.] Producing gum; gum-
bearing.
Gum"mi*ness (?), n. The state or quality of being gummy; viscousness.
Gum"mite (?), n. [So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened
pieces which look like gum.] (Min.) A yellow amorphous mineral,
essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of
uraninite.
Gum*mos"i*ty (?), n. Gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality or
nature. [R.] Floyer.
Gum"mous (?), a. [L. gummosus; cf. F. gommeux.] 1. Gumlike, or composed
of gum; gummy.