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glutinosity

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glu⋅ti⋅nous

  [gloot-n-uhs]
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–adjective
of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; < L glūtinōsus gluey, sticky. See gluten, -ous

Related forms:
glu⋅ti⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
glu⋅ti⋅nous⋅ness, glu⋅ti⋅nos⋅i⋅ty  [gloot-n-os-i-tee] , noun
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glu·ti·nous   (glōōt'n-əs)   
adj.  Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.

[Middle English, from Latin glūtinōsus, from glūten, glūtin-, glue.]
glu'ti·nous·ly adv., glu'ti·nous·ness, glu'ti·nos'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: glu·ti·nous
Pronunciation: 'glüt-n&s, -&n-&s
Function: adjective
: having the quality of glueespecially in physical properties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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