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mucilaginous

/ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

mucilaginous adjective: of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

Adjective

mucilaginous (comparative more mucilaginous, superlative most mucilaginous)

  1. Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
    • Appa [...] forked down his throat the mucilaginous scrambled eggs.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 303
    Synonyms:
    viscid, mucous, mucousy

mucilaginous meaning in Tamil

mucilaginous in Tamil

சளியமுள்ள, சளியம்போன்ற, சவ்வு போன்ற

Synonyms of mucilaginous

Forms of mucilaginous

comparativemore mucilaginous
superlativemost mucilaginous
alternative formmucilagenous

Origin of mucilaginous

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

Words formed from mucilaginous

Questions about mucilaginous

What does mucilaginous mean?
Mucilaginous means of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
What is mucilaginous in Tamil?
Mucilaginous in Tamil is சளியமுள்ள, சளியம்போன்ற, சவ்வு போன்ற. See Mucilaginous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucilaginous?
Mucilaginous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mucilaginous?
Mucilaginous is pronounced /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/.

Words near mucilaginous in the dictionary

  1. mucigenic
  2. mucigenous
  3. mucigens
  4. mucilage
  5. mucilages
  6. mucilaginous
  7. mucilaginously
  8. mucilaginousness
  9. mucilloid
  10. mucilloids
  11. mucin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mucilaginous (page history and authors); mucilaginous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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