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mucilaginousenUK
mu·ci·lag·i·nous M0461900 (myo͞o′sə-lăj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Resembling mucilage; moist and sticky.2. Relating to, consisting of, or secreting mucilage.mu•ci•lag•i•nous (ˌmyu səˈlædʒ ə nəs) adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or secreting mucilage. 2. resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid. [1640–50; < Late Latin mūcilāgin- (s. of mūcilāgō) mucilage + -ous] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | mucilaginous - having the sticky properties of an adhesivegluey, glutinous, gummy, sticky, viscid, viscous, pastyadhesive - tending to adhere |
mucilaginousadjectiveHaving a heavy, gluey quality:glutinous, viscid, viscose, viscous.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemucilagemucilaginousenUK
mu·ci·lag·i·nous (myū-sĭ-laj'i-nŭs), 1. Resembling mucilage; that is, adhesive, viscid, sticky. 2. Synonym(s): muciparousmu·ci·lag·i·nous (myū'si-laj'i-nŭs) Resembling mucilage; i.e., adhesive, viscid, sticky. mucilage (mū′sĭ-lĭj) [L. mucilago, moldy juice] Thick, viscid, adhesive liquid, containing gum or mucilaginous principles dissolved in water, usually employed to suspend insoluble substances in aqueous liquids or as a demulcent.mucilaginous (mū-sĭl-ăj′ĭn-ŭs), adjectivemucilaginousenUK
Synonyms for mucilaginousadj having a heavy, gluey qualitySynonyms- glutinous
- viscid
- viscose
- viscous
Synonyms for mucilaginousadj having the sticky properties of an adhesiveSynonyms- gluey
- glutinous
- gummy
- sticky
- viscid
- viscous
- pasty
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