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pectinous

pectinous adjective: gluey.

Adjective

pectinous (comparative more pectinous, superlative most pectinous)

  1. Gluey
  2. Of, relating to, or containing pectin.

Forms of pectinous

comparativemore pectinous
superlativemost pectinous

Questions about pectinous

What does pectinous mean?
Pectinous means gluey.
What part of speech is pectinous?
Pectinous is an adjective.

Words near pectinous in the dictionary

  1. pectinoid
  2. pectinoids
  3. pectinolysis
  4. pectinolytic
  5. pectinose
  6. pectinous
  7. pectins
  8. pectisation
  9. pectise
  10. pectised
  11. pectises

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