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gummous

[ guhm-uhs ]
/ ˈgʌm əs /
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adjective
consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.
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Origin of gummous

1660–70; <Latin gummōsus, equivalent to gumm(i) gum1 + -ōsus-ous

Words nearby gummous

gumlands, gumma, gummed, gummite, gummosis, gummous, gummy, gum myrtle, gummy shark, Gum Nebula, gum nut
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Words related to gummous

deep, gooey, heavy, impenetrable, opaque, stiff, syrupy, close, compact, concrete, firm, set, solid, caked, clabbered, clotted, coagulated, compressed, condensed, congealed

How to use gummous in a sentence

  • Of the gummous exsudation, or small transparent Pearls, discovered with a Microscope in several others.

    Micrographia|Robert Hooke

British Dictionary definitions for gummous

gummous

gummose (ˈɡʌməʊs)

/ (ˈɡʌməs) /
adjective
rare resembling or consisting of gum
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