mucilaginous

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

mucilaginous

/ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

Where it comes from

From New Latin mūcilāginōsus from Late Latin mūcus.

adjective more mucilaginous · most mucilaginous · mucilagenous

Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous. Appa [...] forked down his throat the mucilaginous scrambled eggs.
Similar: viscid, mucous, mucousy

Translations

Every language

adj of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus

Español	mucilaginoso
Français	mucilagineux
Deutsch	schleimig
Italiano	mucillagginoso, mucillaginoso
Română	mucilaginos

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"mucilaginous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mucilaginous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mucilaginous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mucilaginous

Chicago

"mucilaginous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mucilaginous.

BibTeX

@misc{mucilaginous_2026,
  title = {mucilaginous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mucilaginous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}