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. [1913 Webster] 2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands. [1913 Webster] 3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. -- {Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 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
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