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gelatinous
[ juh-lat-n-uhs ]
adjective
- having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
- pertaining to, containing, or consisting of gelatin.
gelatinous
/ dʒɪˈlætɪnəs /
adjective
- consisting of or resembling jelly; viscous
- of, containing, or resembling gelatine
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Derived Forms
- geˈlatinously, adverb
- geˈlatinousness, noun
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Other Words From
- ge·lati·nous·ly adverb
- ge·lati·nous·ness gel·a·tin·i·ty [jel-, uh, -, tin, -i-tee], noun
- nonge·lati·nous adjective
- nonge·lati·nous·ly adverb
- nonge·lati·nous·ness noun
- subge·lati·nous adjective
- subge·lati·nous·ly adverb
- subge·lati·nous·ness noun
- unge·lati·nous adjective
- unge·lati·nous·ly adverb
- unge·lati·nous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelatinous1
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Example Sentences
[Y]ou will know you have it right when you crush down on the clamp and see white gelatinous material coming through the cervix.
It somewhat resembled meat and was drowned in a gelatinous brown goop meant to approximate gravy.
Both give gumbo the slightly gelatinous quality much prized by everyone who likes it.
Each is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).
The shell is thick, and is surrounded by an uneven gelatinous envelop which is often stained with bile.
To this are added 250 parts by weight of washed gelatinous alumina.
The edible part is grey and gelatinous, and it contains numerous dark-colored seeds.
Gelatinous hydrate of magnesia (as the last).199 Calcined magnesia (taken as the first).
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