tremellose

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/ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of jelly.

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Meanings

adjectivetremellose (comparative more tremellose, superlative most tremellose)

comparative more tremellose · superlative most tremellose

  1. Resembling or characteristic of jelly.

    Simple, solitary, somewhat tremellose, yellow; clubs incrassated, obtuse, compressed; stem round.

    1871, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, “Clavariei”, in Handbook of British Fungi, volume 1, 998. Calocera glossoides, page 340
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    'Where did you pick up this little souvenir?' he asked, turning to stare at Craig, who was in a state of sudden tremellose agitation, his hands shaking, his head quivering above his shoulders as though his neck muscles had ceased their normal supporting function.

    1969, Leonard Gribble, Cash My Chips, Croupier

    Synonyms: gelatinous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of jelly.

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Origin

From Latin tremulus (“shaking, trembling, quivering”) + English -ose. Piecewise doublet of tremulous.

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tremellose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tremellose

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Chicago

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