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Webster 1913 Edition
Mucilaginous
1.
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy;
as, a
. mucilaginous
liquid2.
Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage;
as, the
. mucilaginous
glands3.
Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;
– as,
. mucilaginous
gums or plantsMuˊci-lag′i-nous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mucilaginous
MUCILAG'INOUS
,Adj.
1.
Slimy; ropy; moist, soft and lubricous; partaking of the nature of mucilage; as a mucilaginous gum.