glutinous
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n adjective
of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
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World English Dictionary
glutinous (ˈɡluːtɪnəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
Ducks followed these to the table, limp on their plates beneath golden skin, stuffed with eight-treasure glutinous rice.
As the rocks plopped into the mash, they sent up jets of steam and glutinous bubbles, until the whole kettle was boiling.
Villagers set out in boats, throwing glutinous rice cakes into the water to distract the fish from his body.
It is prepared by steaming a fermented dough made from glutinous rice flour and rice wine.
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