glutinous

3 definitions found

glutinous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glutinous \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.
     F. glutineux. See Gluten.]
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     1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;
        adhesive; gluey.
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     2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a
        leaf or gland.
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glutinous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  glutinous
      adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
             gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
             sticky, viscid, viscous]

glutinous - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "glutinous":
     adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy,
     bullheaded, clabbered, clammy, clingy, clotted, coagulated,
     curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey,
     glutenous, glutinose, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike,
     gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike,
     mucilaginous, obstinate, pasty, persistent, ropy, self-adhesive,
     slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, stickable, sticky, stodgy,
     stringy, stubborn, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened,
     tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous