Definition of Glutinous

1. Adjective. Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.


Definition of Glutinous

1. a. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

Definition of Glutinous

1. Adjective. glue-like, sticky, viscid. ¹

2. Adjective. Of the nature of gluten. ¹

3. Adjective. Containing gluten. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glutinous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Glutinous

1. Having a sticky, moist surface, a gluey or sticky exudation. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glutinous

gluteus maximus
gluteus maximus gait
gluteus medius
gluteus medius bursae
gluteus medius gait
gluteus minimus
gluteus minimus bursa
gluteus muscle
gluteuses
glutin
glutinane
glutination
glutinative
glutinoid
glutinosity
glutinous (current term)
glutinous rice
glutinously
glutinousness
glutony
gluts
glutted
glutting
glutton
glutton for punishment
gluttoned
gluttonies
gluttoning
gluttonise
gluttonish

Literary usage of Glutinous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"Stem finely downy—Native of dry actuations in Ceylon and Tranquebar. This is, no doubt, different enough from the laft, being devoid of all rigid glutinous ..."

2. Elements of Chemistry, and Natural History: To which is Prefixed the by Antoine-François de Fourcroy (1796)
"I. Of the glutinous Part of Wheat. THE glutinous part is a tenacious, ductile, ... that in the bcft flour the proportion of the glutinous matter is from a ..."

3. The Microscope: And Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter (1856)
"... which are tubular and terminate in fine-drawn points, that the glutinous secretion is forced out in a multitude of streams of extreme minuteness. ..."

4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"glutinous ; see Glue. Glutton ; see Glut. Glycerine, a viscid fluid, of sweet taste. (F. —Gk.) F.glycérine; ..."

5. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1866)
"... and evaporating the filtrate out of contact with air), and a dark-coloured glutinous residue, soluble in strong alcohol. On treating the solution with ..."

6. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1879)
"Ants. Ant-bears.—The great Ant-bear—its powers of defence—attitude when standing—how it catches its prey.—glutinous saliva.—The Vampire and its habits. ..."

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