mucilaginous
[ myoo-suh-laj-uh-nuhs ]
Origin of mucilaginous
1Other words from mucilaginous
- mu·ci·lag·i·nous·ly, adverb
- non·mu·ci·lag·i·nous, adjective
Words Nearby mucilaginous
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How to use mucilaginous in a sentence
The first is contained in great abundance in flax and cotton-seed, the sun-flower, and many other of the mucilaginous seeds.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenTaste: Slightly acid and mucilaginous when raw; after cooking somewhat suggesting white meat of chicken.
Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and How to Distinguish Them | William Hamilton GibsonHe mentions the mucilaginous testa possessed by many seeds, but which only becomes noticeable when they have been moistened.
It also exudes from the articulations of its abdomen a yellow mucilaginous liquid, of a pungent and disagreeable odour.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierAll plants communicate to water some mucilaginous material which is carried over along with it.
Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2 | Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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