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Meanings of
mucilaginous
in inglés
Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.
sticky
pasty
gummy
viscous
glutinous
viscid
gluey
Related terms
adhesive
Synonyms
Examples for "
sticky
"
sticky
pasty
gummy
viscous
glutinous
Examples for "
sticky
"
1
The wagon-covers became
sticky
in the sun, and rigid in the cold.
2
Likewise, consider a short rappel or tension traverse to circumnavigate
sticky
problems.
3
That includes the
sticky
topic of mutual assessments of national financial systems.
4
They asked some really
sticky
questions about computers and discipline for learning.
5
And you know how to get out of a
sticky
situation too.
1
His face turned
pasty
gray in the deep gloom of the cabin.
2
Bassenge turned white; his prominent eyes bulged in his rather
pasty
face.
3
The gristle in the
pasty
,
of course, is that academics run academia.
4
But here comes the
pasty
,
and I shall relish it wondrous well.
5
Remember when your
pasty
dad wore that pale green cardigan one Easter?
1
Barry was grinning, the box of
gummy
bears in his hand forgotten.
2
But as soon as he chews the
gummy
candy he wants another.
3
I blinked
gummy
lids and was immediately blinded by the overhead light.
4
The shriveled pages of the book had stuck into a
gummy
block.
5
Mr. Wendover's
gummy
lips curved in a grim smile at the recollection.
1
Out on the open water, trailers of mist skimmed the
viscous
surface.
2
The two appendices whip the
viscous
secretion of the glands into foam.
3
The material employed in all buildings is originally liquid, or rather
viscous
.
4
It was like a sea of swirling, spiraling tar, thick and
viscous
.
5
Silas could almost feel the friction, hear the
viscous
grumble of digestion.
1
The blood flowed freely and collected on his fingers in
glutinous
masses.
2
Slowly the
glutinous
adhesion gave way, and slowly the writing revealed itself.
3
The
glutinous
or oily exudation that covers them is a brilliant varnish.
4
Puddings, cereals, and other
glutinous
mixtures are often cooked in this way.
5
The psychic plane was thick with the
glutinous
effluvia of incomprehensible minds.
1
Mirabilis longiflora.-Thestems and both surfaces of the leaves bear
viscid
hairs.
2
This liquid is rather thick and
viscid
,
but it is boiling furiously.
3
It was the constituency, like
viscid
grease, which always put Joshua off.
4
The
viscid
beads of white fire evaporated as they reached Jenny's hips.
5
I saw them falling on the
viscid
surface of the water.
1
The ones with that
gluey
consistency, like the inside of a Pop-Tart.
2
Everywhere in the air and above her body-thosebright, glittering,
gluey
threads!
3
The sandy ocean floor was warm and
gluey
under my feet.
4
Supplies arrived regularly, which enabled Grandsk to produce
gluey
soups, full of margarine.
5
Above the
gluey
snow it was easier to bank my skis.
Usage of
mucilaginous
in inglés
1
Practically none of them had been removed from the insoluble
mucilaginous
covering.
2
These are
mucilaginous
when unbroken, and afford the taste of bitter almonds.
3
Soft feed and
mucilaginous
and nourishing drinks should be given during these attacks.
4
The expressed juice was not limpid, but thick,
mucilaginous
and ropy.
5
The succulent covering of the fruit is soft and slimy, mawkishly sweet, and
mucilaginous
.
6
The taste of the decoction is bland,
mucilaginous
,
and cordial.
7
Mild
mucilaginous
drinks, and warm, may be given liberally; as barley-water, or thin gruel, etc.
8
In taste, the leaves are harsh, bitter, and
mucilaginous
.
9
The cells are cemented together by a
mucilaginous
substance.
10
Wherewith he exclaimed bitterly: "Madam, you are a mere
mucilaginous
mess."
11
The fruit is
mucilaginous
,
somewhat tart and saccharine.
12
The juice of the latter was clear and limpid; that of the former quite thick and
mucilaginous
.
13
The ribbons having been produced, the fiber in them has to be freed from the
mucilaginous
secretions.
14
When cultivated, it is reddish, thick, fleshy, with a pleasant odour, and a peculiar, sweet,
mucilaginous
taste.
15
I soaked one of the seeds for ten hours in warm water, which became only very slightly
mucilaginous
.
16
The root is sweet and very
mucilaginous
when chewed, containing more than half its weight of saccharine viscous mucilage.
Other examples for "mucilaginous"
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mucilaginous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
mucilaginous drinks
slightly mucilaginous
become mucilaginous
insoluble mucilaginous
mucilaginous carbohydrate
More collocations
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