Definitions for mucilages

mucilages mu·ci·lage

Spelling: [myoo-suh-lij]
IPA: /ˈmyu sə lɪdʒ/

Mucilages is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 614 anagrams from letters in mucilages (acegilmsu).

Definitions for mucilages

noun

  1. any of various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive.
  2. any of various gummy secretions or gelatinous substances present in plants.

Origin of mucilages

1350-1400; Middle English muscilage Middle French musillage Late Latin mūcilāgō a musty juice, akin to mūcēre to be musty. See mucor

Examples for mucilages

The binder may be either glue or mucilage mixed with the water.

It had been well rubbed in, too, made of a plastic adherence by the addition of mucilage.

Under the dribble of the mucilage the fire in his eyes had flickered and sunk.

All the Malvace abound in mucilage, and they all have woody fibre in their stems.

But when they took to dipping them in mucilage he made a complaint to the Board of Directors.

It had been stuck there by a drop of mucilage, and the mucilage was still wet.

mucilage, paste, stationery; the half-dozen sorts of envelopes and letter-heads.

Sue says she believes it's mucilage, and I think she's right.

Put a little of the mucilage from slippery elm in a teaspoon.

He wondered how he could ever have cared for this molasses and mucilage girl.

Word Value for mucilages
Scrable

13

Words with friends

18

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