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gelatinous

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ge·lat·i·nous  (j-ltn-s)
adj.
1. Resembling gelatin; viscous.
2. Of, relating to, or containing gelatin.
ge·lati·nous·ly adv.
ge·lati·nous·ness n.
gelatinous [dʒɪˈlætɪnəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) consisting of or resembling jelly; viscous
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) of, containing, or resembling gelatine
gelatinously  adv
gelatinousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gelatinous - thick like gelatin
gelatinlike, jellylike
thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
gelatinous
adjective glutinous, sticky, viscous, gummy, gluey, jelly-like, mucilaginous, viscid Pour a cup of the gelatinous mixture into the blender.
Translations
gelatinous [dʒɪˈlætɪnəs] ADJ → gelatinoso
gelatinous [dʒɪˈlætɪnəs] adj → gélatineux/euse
gelatinous
adj → gelatine- or gallertartig


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Others, the greater number yellow and gelatinous, waited only to be picked.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
The colour was caused by little gelatinous balls, about the fifth of an inch in diameter, in which numerous minute spherical ovules were imbedded: they were of two distinct kinds, one being of a reddish colour and of a different shape from the other.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Whereat the unfortunate Minor Canon would look, in part indignant and in part perplexed; while his worthy mother sat bridling, with tears in her eyes, and the remainder of the party lapsed into a sort of gelatinous state, in which there was no flavour or solidity, and very little resistance.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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