glutinous+substance

  • 11gloeo- — combining form or gloio Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gloio , from gloios glutinous substance, gum; akin to Latin glut , glus glue : sticky : glutinous …

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  • 12gelatin — gel•a•tin or gel•a•tine [[t]ˈdʒɛl ə tn[/t]] n. 1) coo a nearly transparent, glutinous substance, obtained by boiling the bones, ligaments, etc., of animals, and used in making jellies, glues, and the like 2) coo any of various similar substances …

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  • 13Zoogloea — o [ o]*gl[oe] a, n. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal + ? any glutinous substance.] (Biol.) A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zo[ o]gl[oe]a is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly… …

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  • 14mucoid degeneration — n tissue degeneration marked by conversion of cell substance into a glutinous substance like mucus * * * degeneration accompanied by deposition of myelin and lecithin in the cells …

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  • 15mucoid degeneration — noun Etymology: mucoid (I) : tissue degeneration marked by conversion of cell substance into a glutinous substance like mucin …

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  • 16Adhere — Ad*here , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh[ e]rer. See {Aghast}.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax …

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  • 17Adhered — Adhere Ad*here , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh[ e]rer. See {Aghast}.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united;… …

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  • 18Adhering — Adhere Ad*here , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh[ e]rer. See {Aghast}.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united;… …

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  • 19bole — Clay Clay (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands,… …

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  • 20Bowlder clay — Clay Clay (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands,… …

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