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Definition of Mucilage

1. Noun. A gelatinous substance secreted by plants.

2. Noun. Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.

Definition of Mucilage

1. n. A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.

Definition of Mucilage

1. Noun. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mucilage

1. an adhesive substance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mucilage

1. Sticky mixture of carbohydrates in plants. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucilage

muci- mucic mucic acid mucicarmine mucid mucidities mucidity muciferous mucific muciform

mucigen mucigenous mucigens mucihematein mucilage (current term) mucilages mucilaginous mucilaginous gland mucilaginously mucilaginousness

mucin mucin clot test mucinaemia mucinase mucinogen mucinogen granules mucinogens mucinoid

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