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gunk
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gunk, n. sl. viscous or liquid material.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. the name of a detergent (propr.)
THESAURUS
gunk
adherent, adhesive, albumen, barnacle, batter, bonnyclabber, bramble, brier, bulldog, burr, butter, cab, cement, clabber, cornstarch, cream, curd, decal, decalcomania, dough, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, goo, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, jam, jell, jelly, leech, limpet, loblolly, mire, molasses, mucilage, muck, mucus, ooze, pap, paste, plaster, porridge, prickle, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, remora, rob, scum, semifluid, semiliquid, size, slab, slime, slob, slop, slosh, sludge, slush, soup, splosh, starch, sticker, sticky mess, syrup, thorn, treacleFor further exploring for "gunk" in Webster Dictionary Online