| NOUN | substance | mucilage | a gelatinous substance secreted by plants |
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| substance | mucilage, glue, gum | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
| Meaning | A gelatinous substance secreted by plants. | |
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| Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
| Spanish | mucílago | |
| Catalan | mucilag | |
| Adjectives | mucilaginous | having the sticky properties of an adhesive |
| Meaning | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive. | |
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| Synonyms | glue, gum | |
| Narrower | animal glue | A protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses |
| casein glue | made from casein | |
| fish glue | gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish | |
| marine glue | glue that is not water soluble | |
| Broader | cement | Something that hardens to act as adhesive material |
| Spanish | cola, goma, mucílago, pegamento | |
| Catalan | cola, goma d'enganxar, goma | |
| Adjectives | mucilaginous | having the sticky properties of an adhesive |
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