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glutin | glutinate | glutination | glutinative | glutinosity | glutinous | glutinousness | glutted | glutton | gluttonise | gluttonish

glutinous

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Adjective
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glu=ti=nous

CIDE DICTIONARY

glutinousa. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See Gluten.].
  •  Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

glutinous, adj. sticky; like glue.

Derivative
glutinously adv. glutinousness n.
Etymology
F glutineux or L glutinosus (as GLUTEN)

THESAURUS

glutinous

adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bullheaded, clabbered, clammy, clingy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, mucilaginous, obstinate, pasty, persistent, ropy, self-adhesive, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, stickable, sticky, stodgy, stringy, stubborn, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous

ROGET THESAURUS

glutinous

Semiliquidity

N semiliquidity, stickiness, viscidity, viscosity, gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity, spissitude, crassitude, lentor, adhesiveness, inspissation, incrassation, thickening, jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten, carlock, fish glue, ichthyocol, ichthycolla, isinglass, mucus, phlegm, goo, pituite, lava, glair, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein, treacle, gum, size, glue (tenacity), wax, beeswax, emulsion, soup, squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze, moisture, marsh, semifluid, semiliquid, tremellose, half melted, half frozen, milky, muddy, lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous, gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous, glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted, viscid, viscous, sticky, tacky, gooey, slab, slabby, lentous, pituitous, mucid, muculent, mucous, gummy.


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