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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mucilage has 2 senses
- mucilage(n = noun.substance) Array - a gelatinous substance secreted by plants; Array is a kind of gum
- mucilage(n = noun.substance) glue, gum - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive; Array has particulars: animal glue, casein glue, fish glue, marine glue
Derived form adjective mucilaginous1
is a kind of cement
Derived form adjective mucilaginous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
mucilage, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See Mucus.].
- A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc. [1913 Webster]
- An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mucilage, n.
1 a viscous substance obtained from plant seeds etc. by maceration.
2 US a solution of gum.
1 a viscous substance obtained from plant seeds etc. by maceration.
2 US a solution of gum.
Derivative
mucilaginous adj.
Etymology
ME f. F f. LL mucilago -ginis musty juice (MUCUS)
THESAURUS
mucilage
adherent, adhesive, albumen, antifriction, barnacle, batter, black lead, bonnyclabber, bramble, brier, bulldog, burr, butter, cement, clabber, cornstarch, cream, curd, decal, decalcomania, dough, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, glycerin, goo, gook, goop, graphite, gruel, gumbo, gunk, jam, jell, jelly, leech, limpet, loblolly, lubricant, lubricating oil, lubricator, molasses, mucus, pap, paste, plaster, plumbago, porridge, prickle, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, remora, rob, semifluid, semiliquid, silicone, size, soup, starch, sticker, sticky mess, syrup, thorn, treacle, waxROGET THESAURUS
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Semiliquidity
N semiliquidity, stickiness, viscidity, viscosity, gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity, spissitude, crassitude, lentor, adhesiveness, inspissation, incrassation, thickening, jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten, carlock, fish glue, ichthyocol, ichthycolla, isinglass, mucus, phlegm, goo, pituite, lava, glair, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein, treacle, gum, size, glue (tenacity), wax, beeswax, emulsion, soup, squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze, moisture, marsh, semifluid, semiliquid, tremellose, half melted, half frozen, milky, muddy, lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous, gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous, glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted, viscid, viscous, sticky, tacky, gooey, slab, slabby, lentous, pituitous, mucid, muculent, mucous, gummy.
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