Found 3 items, similar to Mucilage.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: mucilage
getah, lendir, perekat cair
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mucilage
mucilage
n 1: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
2: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an
adhesive [syn:
glue,
gum]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mucilage
Mucilage
\Mu"ci*lage\, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice,
fr. mucus mucus, slime. See
Mucus.]
1. (Bot. Chem.) 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.
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2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it;
a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage;
mucilage for fastening envelopes.
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