'Mucilaginousness' definitions:
Definition of 'Mucilaginousness'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. -- {Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]