mucilaginous

English

Etymology

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

Adjective

mucilaginous (comparative more mucilaginous, superlative most mucilaginous)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
- 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 303:
  Appa [...] forked down his throat the mucilaginous scrambled eggs.

Derived terms

mucilaginousness

Translations

of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus

French: mucilagineux (fr)
German: schleimig (de)
Hungarian: nyálkás (hu)
Italian: mucillagginoso, mucillaginoso
Polish: kleisty (pl), śluzowaty (pl)
Romanian: mucilaginos (ro)
Spanish: mucilaginoso (es)

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