GRUME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grume mean? 

• GRUME (noun)
  The noun GRUME has 2 senses:

1. a thick viscous liquid

2. a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells

  Familiarity information: GRUME used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRUME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thick viscous liquid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("grume" is a kind of...):

liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

Derivation:

grumous (transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

blood clot; grume

Hypernyms ("grume" is a kind of...):

blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)

Derivation:

grumous (transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass)