pultaceous

pul·ta·ceous
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/pʌlˈteɪʃəs/

adjective

Macerated; softened; nearly fluid; gloopy

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivepultaceous (comparative more pultaceous, superlative most pultaceous)

comparative more pultaceous · superlative most pultaceous

  1. archaicmedicineMacerated; softened; nearly fluid; gloopy

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinpuls“meal, porridge”
  2. Englishpultaceous

From Latin puls (“meal, porridge”) + -aceous.

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Translations

French pultacé
  • pultacésoftened
German breiartig
  • breiartigsoftened
Cite this entry
APA

pultaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pultaceous

MLA

“pultaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pultaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pultaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pultaceous.

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