Definitions for mucilaginous

mucilaginous mu·ci·lag·i·nous

Spelling: [myoo-suh-laj-uh-nuh s]
IPA: /ˌmyu səˈlædʒ ə nəs/

Mucilaginous is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 1041 anagrams from letters in mucilaginous (acgiilmnosuu).

Definitions for mucilaginous

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
  2. of the nature of or resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid.

Origin of mucilaginous

1640-50; Late Latin mūcilāgin- (stem of mūcilāgō) mucilage + -ous

Examples for mucilaginous

Magnesia or its carbonate should be given freely in mucilaginous fluids.

He only allowed a spare diet of mucilaginous and acid drinks.

When they burst, a white and mucilaginous liquor exuded from them.

The qualities of all the plants in this order are mucilaginous.

He mentions the mucilaginous testa possessed by many seeds, but which only becomes noticeable when they have been moistened.

The mucilaginous substance left behind is loosely enclosed by the crumpled cell wall.

The nests are formed of mucilaginous sea-weeds and have the appearance of isinglass.

The expressed juice was not limpid, but thick, mucilaginous and ropy.

Certainly, applied to its subject, it had a mucilaginous consistency.

The cells are cemented together by a mucilaginous substance.

Word Value for mucilaginous
Scrable

17

Words with friends

24

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