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Definition of Glutinousness
1. Noun. The property of having a viscosity like jelly.
Generic synonyms: Viscosity, Viscousness
Derivative terms: Gelatinous, Glutinous, Glutinous
Definition of Glutinousness
1. n. The quality of being glutinous.
Definition of Glutinousness
1. Noun. The quality of being glutinous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glutinousness
Literary usage of Glutinousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Resources of California: Comprising Agriculture, Mining, Geography by John Shertzer Hittell (1869)
"The wheat of different countries varies greatly in glutinousness, and California
occupies a ... Napa wheat is inferior in glutinousness to that of Sonoma, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The state or quality of being glutinous ; glutinousness. ... which may arise from
their elasticity, glutinousness, and the friction of their parts. ..."
3. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1874)
"Napa wheat is inferior in glutinousness to that of Sonoma, though farther ...
This is accounted for—by those adopting the theory that glutinousness depends ..."
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