gloppy
/ˈɡlɒpi/
gloppy adjective: gooey and viscous.
Adjective
gloppy (comparative gloppier, superlative gloppiest)
- gooey and viscous.
- In 2012 biophysicist Michael Rosen of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and his coworkers showed that various proteins and RNA molecules could phase-separate from a solution into dense liquid droplets, which then congealed into viscoelastic substances. They seem to span...2025, Philip Ball, “Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works. Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding of the cell”, in Jen...
- Synonyms:
- gloopy
Synonyms of gloppy
Forms of gloppy
| comparative | gloppier |
|---|---|
| superlative | gloppiest |
Origin of gloppy
From glop + -y.
Words formed from gloppy
Words that rhyme with gloppy
Questions about gloppy
- What does gloppy mean?
- Gloppy means gooey and viscous.
- What part of speech is gloppy?
- Gloppy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gloppy?
- Gloppy is pronounced /ˈɡlɒpi/.
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