MUCILAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mucilage mean? 

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

1. a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

2. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

  Familiarity information: MUCILAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCILAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gelatinous substance secreted by plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

Derivation:

mucilaginous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

glue; gum; mucilage

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

cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mucilage"):

animal glue (a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses)

casein glue (made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork)

fish glue (gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish)

marine glue (glue that is not water soluble)

Derivation:

mucilaginous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

 Context examples 

A solid composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s), sweeteners, other flavorings and mucilage, intended for oral administration.

(Lozenge Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Chickweed tincture contains mucilage, saponins, silica, minerals, vitamins A, B, C and fatty acids.

(Chickweed Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)