mucilaginous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/
Etymology
From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
Appa [...] forked down his throat the mucilaginous scrambled eggs.
2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 303:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mucilaginous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mucilaginous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| mucilagenous | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mucilaginously · nonmucilaginous · mucilaginousness
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (11)
fr mucilagineux (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · es mucilaginoso (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · pl śluzowaty (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · it mucillaginoso (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · pl kleisty (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · it mucillagginoso (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · de schleimig (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · bg клеен (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · hu nyálkás (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · ro mucilaginos (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus) · fi limainen (of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus)