glairy
glairy adjective: of or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
Adjective
glairy (comparative more glairy, superlative most glairy)
- Of or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
- I have in no case of stomach affection attended with discharge of white glairy fluid, whether depending upon a functional or organic cause, observed the colour to change to brown, or even in consistence to assume the completely watery character of the dark fluids vomited in scirrhus pylorus.1841, Golding Bird, “Contributions to the chemical pathology of some forms of morbid digestion”, in London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine, page 726
- Black vomit is nothing but a hœmorrhage from the stomach, and may exist in any degree, from a few particles of blood mixed, as it were, into a quantity of light glairy fluid, presenting the appearance of floating dark specks or flocculi, to that of a rapid and profuse discharge of pure red blood.1854 May, Daniel Drake, The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery, page 369
glairy meaning in Tamil
glairy in Tamil
- ஒளிபுகும் கூழ்மம, முட்டை வௌளக்கரு ஒத்த
Forms of glairy
| comparative | more glairy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most glairy |
Origin of glairy
From glair + -y.
Words formed from glairy
Words that rhyme with glairy
Questions about glairy
- What does glairy mean?
- Glairy means of or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
- What is glairy in Tamil?
- Glairy in Tamil is ஒளிபுகும் கூழ்மம, முட்டை வௌளக்கரு ஒத்த. See Glairy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glairy?
- Glairy is an adjective.
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