What does mucilage mean?
Definitions for mucilage
ˈmyu sə lɪdʒmu·cilage
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Princeton's WordNet
mucilagenoun
a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
glue, gum, mucilagenoun
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Wiktionary
mucilagenoun
A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MUCILAGEnoun
A slimy or viscous body; a body with moisture sufficient to hold it together.
Etymology: mucilage, French.
Dissolution of gum tragacanth, and oil of sweet almonds, do commingle, the oil remaining on the top till they be stirred, and make the mucilage somewhat more liquid. Francis Bacon.
Your alaternus seed move with a broom, that the seeds clog not together, unless you will separate it from the mucilage, for then you must a little bruise it wet. John Evelyn.
Both the ingredients improve one another; for the mucilage adds to the lubricity of the oil, and the oil preserves the mucilage from inspissation. John Ray, on the Creation.
Wikipedia
Mucilage
Mucilage is a thick, gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms. These microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion. The direction of their movement is always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. It is a polar glycoprotein and an exopolysaccharide. Mucilage in plants plays a role in the storage of water and food, seed germination, and thickening membranes. Cacti (and other succulents) and flax seeds are especially rich sources of mucilage.
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mucilage
Mucilage is a viscous or gelatinous substance produced by some plants and microorganisms. It is often used as a food storage substance, for seed germination, or for trapping insects, as well as playing a role in defense against pests and diseases. In commercial use, it is utilized for its adhesive, thickening, or water-retaining properties in numerous industries such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and paper.
Webster Dictionary
Mucilagenoun
a gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc
Mucilagenoun
an aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes
Etymology: [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See Mucus.]
Wikidata
Mucilage
Mucilage is a thick, gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms. It is a polar glycoprotein and an exopolysaccharide. Mucilage in plants plays a role in the storage of water and food, seed germination, and thickening membranes. Cacti and flax seeds especially are rich sources of mucilage.
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Anagrams for mucilage »
glucemia
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mucilage in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mucilage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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