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mucilaginous

[ myoo-suh-laj-uh-nuh s ]

/ ˌmyu səˈlædʒ ə nəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mucilaginous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.

of the nature of or resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid.

Origin of mucilaginous

1640–50; < Late Latin mūcilāgin- (stem of mūcilāgō) mucilage + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM mucilaginous

mu·ci·lag·i·nous·ly, adverb non·mu·ci·lag·i·nous, adjective

Words nearby mucilaginous

muciferous, muciform, mucigel, mucigen, mucilage, mucilaginous, mucin, mucinase, mucinemia, mucinogen, mucinoid

Example sentences from the Web for mucilaginous

The mucilaginous substance left behind is loosely enclosed by the crumpled cell wall.

Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers
Its root is sweetish and mucilaginous, and is used as a substitute for liquorice (Indian liquorice).

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 |Various
Give the antidote in some of the mucilaginous drinks before mentioned.

A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) |Calvin Cutter
Name from sapo, soap, the mucilaginous juice forming a lather with water.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray

The sweet, subacid, mucilaginous juice is much esteemed as a pectoral.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds

Medical definitions for mucilaginous

mucilaginous

[ myōō′sə-lăj′ə-nəs ]

adj.

Resembling mucilage; moist and sticky.