GLUTINOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'glootnus
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| Matching Terms: | | glutinousness
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having the properties of glue |
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| | Synonyms: | | adhesive, gluey, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.
F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.]
1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;
adhesive; gluey.
2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a
leaf or gland.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Having a sticky, moist surface; a gluey or sticky exudation. |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bullheaded, clabbered, clammy, clingy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, mucilaginous, obstinate, pasty, persistent, ropy, self-adhesive, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, stickable, sticky, stodgy, stringy, stubborn, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous |
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