Mucilaginous

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  • adjective. Resembling mucilage; moist and sticky.
  • adjective. Relating to, consisting of, or secreting mucilage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy, muciparous; secreting a glairy or viscid substance like mucus: specifically applied to synovial membranes, certain of whose fringed vascular processes were called mucilaginous glands by Clopton Havers in 1691.
  • Slimy; ropy; moist, soft, and slightly viscid; partaking of the nature of mucilage: as, a mucilaginous gum.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy.
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage.
  • adjective. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  • Word Usage
    "Christine -- "mucilaginous" is a disgusting adjective and shouldn't be attached to anything edible."
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