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mucilaginous

[myoo-suh-laj-uh-nuh s]
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adjective

of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
of the nature of or resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid.

RELATED WORDS

adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, glutinous, gooey, slimy, stiff, tenacious, thick, tough, viscid, viscose, gluey, ropy, syrupy

Nearby words

  1. muciform,
  2. mucigel,
  3. mucigen,
  4. mucigenous,
  5. mucilage,
  6. mucin,
  7. mucinase,
  8. mucinemia,
  9. mucinogen,
  10. mucinoid

Origin of mucilaginous

1640–50; < Late Latin mūcilāgin- (stem of mūcilāgō) mucilage + -ous
Related formsmu·ci·lag·i·nous·ly, adverbnon·mu·ci·lag·i·nous, adjective
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Word Origin and History for mucilaginous

mucilaginous

adj.

early 15c., "viscous, sticky," from Medieval Latin muscilaginosus, from Late Latin mucilaginosus, from mucillago (see mucilage). Related: Mucilaginously.

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Medicine definitions for mucilaginous

mucilaginous

[myōō′sə-lăj′ə-nəs]

adj.

Resembling mucilage; moist and sticky.
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