grumous

[ groo-muhs ]

/ ˈgru məs /

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adjective

Also gru·mose

[groo-mohs]. /ˈgru moʊs/. Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.

having or resembling grume; clotted.

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Origin of grumous

1655–65; <Latin grūm(us) (see grume) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM grumous

gru·mous·ness, noun

Words nearby grumous

grum, grumble, grumbling appendix, grume, grummet, grumous, grump, grumphie, grumpy, grundies, grundle

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How to use grumous in a sentence

The Diarrhœa continued; his stools were involuntary; and he discharged in this way a quantity of black, grumous, and fœtid blood.
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air|Joseph Priestley
More pungent yet the esoteric pain Squeezing her pliable vitals nourishes feud Insanely grumous, grumously insane.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
If the dark patches be punctured, a quantity of venous and grumous blood exudes; but the wound soon heals.
The Dog|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson
After distillation the digitalin remains as a grumous crystalline mass, now only contaminated with the coloured oil.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

The stomach often contains a dark grumous fluid, occasionally tinged with blood.
Memoranda on Poisons|Thomas Hawkes Tanner

British Dictionary definitions for grumous

grumous

grumose (ˈɡruːməʊs)

/ (ˈɡruːməs) /

adjective

(esp of plant parts) consisting of granular tissue

Word Origin for grumous

C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb

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