gelatinous

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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gelatinous (dʒɪˈlætɪnəs)

—*adj*
1.	consisting of or resembling jelly; viscous
2.	of, containing, or resembling gelatine

ge'latinously

—*adv*

ge'latinousness

—n

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gelatinous ge·lat·i·nous (jə-lāt'n-əs)
adj.

Of, relating to, or containing gelatin.
Resembling gelatin; viscous.

Example sentences

My purple potatoes were definitely less offensive than gelatinous fish.

The film opens somewhere in deep space, where a race of gelatinous creatures

abandon their dying world.

Do not be alarmed if, at first, your new spine feels somewhat gelatinous.

Cytoplasm is the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.

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