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noun
1.
any of various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive.
2.
any of various gummy secretions or gelatinous substances present in plants.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English muscilage < Middle French musillage < Late Latin mūcilāgō a musty juice, akin to mūcēre to be musty. See mucor
1350–1400; Middle English muscilage < Middle French musillage < Late Latin mūcilāgō a musty juice, akin to mūcēre to be musty. See mucor
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Word Origin & History
mucilage
c.1400, "viscous substance from vegetable material soaked in water," from O.Fr. mucilage (14c.), from L.L. mucilago "musty or moldy juice" (4c.), from L. mucere "be musty or moldy," from mucus "mucus." Meaning "adhesive" is first attested 1859. Related: Mucilaginous.
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Medical Dictionary
mucilage mu·ci·lage (my&oomacr;'sə-lĭj)
n.
A viscid preparation consisting of a solution of a plant-based gum in water and used in pharmacy as an excipient.
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