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glutinant

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[gloot-n-uhnt] / ˈglut n ənt /

noun

  1. a nematocyst that discharges a thread covered with a sticky secretion.


Etymology

Origin of glutinant

1675–85; < Latin glūtinant- (stem of glūtināns ), present participle of glūtināre to glue. See gluten, -ant

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