mucilaginous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

Adjective[edit]

mucilaginous (comparative more mucilaginous, superlative most mucilaginous)

  1. 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.

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