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glutinosity

[gloot-n-uhs]

glu·ti·nous

[gloot-n-uhs]
adjective
of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; < Latin glūtinōsus gluey, sticky. See gluten, -ous

glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
glu·ti·nous·ness, glu·ti·nos·i·ty [gloot-n-os-i-tee] , noun
un·glu·ti·nos·i·ty, noun
un·glu·ti·nous, adjective
un·glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·glu·ti·nous·ness, noun
COLLAPSE

glutenous, glutinous, gluttonous.
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World English Dictionary
glutinous (ˈɡluːtɪnəs)
 
adj
resembling glue in texture; sticky
 
'glutinously
 
adv
 
'glutinousness
 
n
 
glutinosity
 
n

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Medical Dictionary

glutinous glu·ti·nous (gl&oomacr;t'n-əs)
adj.
Adhesive; sticky.


glu'ti·nous·ness or glu'ti·nos'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

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