Meanings
comparative more glutinaceous · superlative most glutinaceous
- uncommonSynonym of glutinous.
The glutinaceous substance of wafers, to say nothing of the colours, if much be eaten, may occasion dangerous stoppages in the intestines.
[1808], “Art of making Wafers”, in The Family Receipt-Book; or, Universal Repository of Useful Knowledge and Experience in All the Various Branches of Domestic Œconomy. […], London: […] [F]or the Editors, […] by Oddy and Co. […]; and W. Oddy, […], →OCLC, page 417, column 25 more examples
On cooking, the real glutinaceous macaroni swells up to more than double its original thickness without becoming at all pasty or falling apart, so that the fact of its preserving its tubular form is one of the best proofs of its excellence.
1878, H., “[Practical Chemistry and the Arts.] Macaroni.”, in James R[obinson] Nichols, W[illiam] J[ames] Rolfe, editors, The Boston Journal of Chemistry. […], volume XII, Boston, Mass.: Journal of Chemistry Company, […], page 148, column 2Besides which, of course, he felt deuced uncomfortable in his glutinaceous state, not to say foolishly inadequate. […] Passing his hand beneath the slight bulge of her belly, he found the glutinaceous lips of her cunny which ridged themselves as Letitia found herself again coming on heat.
1897, anonymous author, Miss Martin: or, An Account of Impassioned Desires Told by an Anonymous but Unhindered Witness Thereto, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, Inc., published 1986, →ISBN, pages 128 and 161His come arced thickly into the air, noble and glutinaceous in its passage, directing its passage towards Sylvia’s neatly-shod feet, though of course it did not reach them but plopped down on the intervening surface, to be followed immediately by another and another—all the while his thick pego pulsing madly in my hand as it discharged its first load.
1903, anonymous author, edited by M.H., Julie: Originally Printed as from ‘London & Paris, 1903’, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, Inc., published 1984, →ISBN, page 114We also knew that the protein of the soybean was not glutinaceous, as wheat was, but milk was used in bread and the protein of milk was not glutinaceous.
1942 November, A. A. Levinson, “Soybean Products in Food Manutacture”, in Geo[rge] M[artin] Strayer, Kent Pellett, editors, The Soybean Digest, volume 3, number 1, Hudson, Ia.: American Soybean Association, page 4, column 3Mixing some of the supposed O group red cells with anti-A and anti-B serum, it can be determined whether or not the blood is actually group O, by the lack of a glutinaceous reaction, known as “clumping.”
1950 September 28, “24 Hours Needed To Process Each Cargo For Front”, in The Vallejo Evening News-Chronicle, 83rd year, number 178, Vallejo, Calif., page 22Synonyms: glutinous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of glutinous.
Origin
- Latinglūtin-
- Englishglutinaceous
From Latin glūtin-, stem of glūten, + -aceous.
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