mucilaginous

mucilaginous
    adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
           {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty},
           {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
    

Mucilaginous \Mu`ci*lag"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See
   {Mucilage}.]
   1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage;
      moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous
      liquid.
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   2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the
      mucilaginous glands.
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   3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;
      as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --
      {Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n.
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48 Moby Thesaurus words for "mucilaginous":
      adhesive, amylaceous, clabbered, clammy, clotted, coagulated,
      curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey,
      glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike,
      gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied,
      jellylike, pasty, ropy, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, sticky,
      stodgy, stringy, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough,
      tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous