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ANIMAL GLUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does animal glue mean?
• ANIMAL GLUE (noun)
The noun ANIMAL GLUE has 1 sense:
1. a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
Familiarity information: ANIMAL GLUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("animal glue" is a kind of...):
animal product (a product made from animal material)
glue; gum; mucilage (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)
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