mucilaginous

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/ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

Similar
viscidmucousmucousyglueyglutinousgummypastysticky
OriginNew Latin mūcilāginōsus ← Late Latin mūcus →
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Meanings

adjectivemucilaginous (comparative more mucilaginous, superlative most mucilaginous)

comparative more mucilaginous · superlative most mucilaginous · alternative mucilagenous

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

Similar
viscidmucousmucousy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving the sticky properties of an adhesive

Similar
glueyglutinousgummypastystickyviscidviscousadhesive
Also see
glueyglutinousgummypastystickyviscidviscous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmūcus
  2. New Latinmūcilāginōsus
  3. Englishmucilaginous

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

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Translations

Bulgarian клеен
  • клеен (kleen)of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Finnish limainen
  • limainenof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
French mucilagineux
  • mucilagineuxof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
German schleimig
  • schleimigof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Hungarian nyálkás
  • nyálkásof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Italian mucillagginoso, mucillaginoso
  • mucillagginosoof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
  • mucillaginosoof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Polish kleisty, śluzowaty
  • kleistyof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
  • śluzowatyof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Romanian mucilaginos
  • mucilaginosof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Spanish mucilaginoso
  • mucilaginosoof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
Welsh llyslynnaidd
  • llyslynnaiddof, pertaining to, or resembling mucus
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APA

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MLA

“mucilaginous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucilaginous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucilaginous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucilaginous.

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