Mucilaginous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mucilaginous \Mu`ci*lag"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See
     {Mucilage}.]
     1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage;
        moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous
        liquid.
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     2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the
        mucilaginous glands.
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     3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;
        as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --
        {Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mucilaginous
       adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy},
              {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "mucilaginous":
     adhesive, amylaceous, clabbered, clammy, clotted, coagulated,
     curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey,
     glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike,
     gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied,
     jellylike, pasty, ropy, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, sticky,
     stodgy, stringy, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough,
     tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous