'Mucilage' definitions:
Definition of 'mucilage'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Mucilage'
From: GCIDE
- Mucilage \Mu"ci*lage\, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See Mucus.]
- 1. (Bot. Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mucilage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adherent,
- adhesive,
- albumen,
- antifriction,
- barnacle,
- batter,
- black lead,
- bonnyclabber,
- bramble,
- brier,
- bulldog,
- burr,
- butter,
- cement,
- clabber,
- cornstarch,
- cream,
- curd,
- decal,
- decalcomania,
- dough,
- egg white,
- gaum,
- gel,
- gelatin,
- glair,
- glop,
- glue,
- gluten,
- glycerin,
- goo,
- gook,
- goop,
- graphite,
- gruel,
- gumbo,
- gunk,
- jam,
- jell,
- jelly,
- leech,
- limpet,
- loblolly,
- lubricant,
- lubricating oil,
- lubricator,
- molasses,
- mucus,
- pap,
- paste,
- plaster,
- plumbago,
- porridge,
- prickle,
- pudding,
- pulp,
- puree,
- putty,
- remora,
- rob,
- semifluid,
- semiliquid,
- silicone,
- size,
- soup,
- starch,
- sticker,
- sticky mess,
- syrup,
- thorn,
- treacle,
- wax