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glaireous

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glair⋅y

[glair-ee]
–adjective, glair⋅i⋅er, glair⋅i⋅est.
1. of the nature of glair; viscous.
2. covered with glair.
Also, glair⋅e⋅ous [glair-ee-uhs] .


Origin:
1655–65; glair + -y 1


glair⋅i⋅ness, noun
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Main Entry: glairy
Pronunciation: 'gla(&)r-E, 'gle(&)r-
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: glair·i·er; -est
: having a slimy viscid consistency suggestive of an egg white glairy mucoid sputum —Journal of the American Medical Association>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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