mucilaginous

English

Alternative forms

• mucilagenous

Etymology

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

Adjective

mucilaginous (comparative more mucilaginous, superlative most mucilaginous)

1. Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

   Synonyms: viscid, mucous, mucousy

   • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 303:

     Appa [...] forked down his throat the mucilaginous scrambled eggs.

Derived terms

• mucilaginousness

Related terms

• mucilage

Translations

of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus

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