Mucilage is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for MUCILAGE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• an adhesive substance
• a viscous secretion or bodily fluid.
• a polysaccharide substance extracted as a viscous or gelatinous solution from plant roots, seeds, etc., and used in medicines and adhesives.
• an adhesive solution; gum or glue.
• 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.
• An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
• a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
• cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
• gum or glue

Words related to MUCILAGE

mucilages14 mucilaginous17

Words that contain MUCILAGE

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How to use MUCILAGE in a sentence

• They are characterized by the large quantities of mucilage, sugar, starch, and alkaline salts which are found in them.
• This arises from the large quantities of water and mucilage it contains, and not from any narcotic principle which it is supposed to possess.
• The best sorts contain a sweet juicy mucilage, uniting with the aroma a slightly acid quality, which is completely neutralized in cooking.
• Very delicate but very distinct traces were visible of a thin mucilage, perhaps of rice-water or of diluted gum-tragacanth.
• After that, Carlie poured mucilage into all six shoes impartially until the bottle was empty, then took them back to their former positions in the dressing-room.
• The lions are to be carved from potatoes with the aid of little kitchen vegetable knives, and the lambs are to be fashioned from cotton wool, matches, and mucilage.
• Why are the stems of the Cabbage tribe considered wholesome food? Because their acrid flavour is dipersed among an abundance of mucilage.
• I brought the letter to the office, and as I sorted my mail, I noted that the stamp had been stuck on with plenty of mucilage.
• Manna has been found to consist of two distinct substances one nearly resembling sugar, the other similar to a gum or mucilage.
• They also contain a much larger proportion of mucilage than wines made from grapes.
• Since that eventful day I have moved over 36 times, and out of the 36 people I gave the end seat to all but three of them belonged to the Mucilage Family, and stayed there.
• The officers spread a layer of mucilage over a sheet of paper, and on this fitted the scraps which were given them.
• When lightly boiled in a little water it yields all its sweetness, together with some mucilage.
• The Mistletoe contains mucilage, sugar, a fixed oil, resin, an odorous principle, some tannin, and various salts.
• The leaves and flowers contain mucilage, with a yellowish volatile oil, a fatty substance, and sugar, together with some colouring matter.
• Its chief constituent is a kind of mucilage, which dissolves to a stiff paste in boiling water, this containing some iodine, and much sulphur.
• An ounce of the Iceland Moss boiled for a quarter-of-an-hour in a pint of milk, or water, will yield seven ounces of thick mucilage.
• Lay it down on a piece of newspaper and coat one side with gum or mucilage.
• A great deal of time and labor were spent in endeavoring to separate the crystals completely from this insoluble mucilage, but without avail.
• This starch paste would evidently act in a manner similar to the insoluble mucilage of the other two plants.
• A thick oil is obtained, which must be filtered through cloth and paper to separate the mucilage.
• The new brush is so arranged that it does not touch the mucilage, but is held above it by a spring in the handle.
• If this is done the mucilage or gum on the labels when purchased will be found usually to stick well.

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