Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mucilaginous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the
mucilaginous glands.

3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;
as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --
{Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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