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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
glutinous
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: gluey, gummy, mucilaginous,
pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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