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mucilage

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mu·ci·lage  (mys-lj)
n.
1. A sticky substance used as an adhesive.
2. A gummy substance obtained from certain plants.
[Middle English muscilage, gelatinous plant substance, from Old French mucilage, from Late Latin mcilg, mcilgin-, from Latin mcre, to be musty, from mcus, mucus.]
mucilage [mew-sill-ij]
Noun
1. a sticky substance used as an adhesive, such as gum or glue
2. a glutinous substance secreted by certain plants [Late Latin mucilago mouldy juice]
mucilaginous adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mucilage - a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
2.mucilagemucilage - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
glue, gum
animal glue - a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
casein glue - made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork
fish glue - gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish
marine glue - glue that is not water soluble
cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material


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That ninny of a Sara Ray brought up a bottle of mucilage instead of Judy's curling-fluid, and Cecily put her hair up with THAT.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
And when I desired honey I only desired bait, and sweet mucus and mucilage, for which even the mouths of growling bears, and strange, sulky, evil birds, water:
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
But the air was sticky like mucilage, and the weight of it seemed to burden the lungs and make breathing difficult.
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