glutinant

[ gloot-n-uhnt ]

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

Origin of glutinant

1
1675–85; <Latin glūtinant- (stem of glūtināns), present participle of glūtināre to glue. See gluten, -ant

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