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Mucilage

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolmucílago
Françaismucilage
DeutschSchleimstoff
14 more languages
العربيةالصّمغ
Българскиклей
Bosanskisluz
Cymraegllyslyn
Suomikasviliima
Hrvatskisluz
Kurdîgom
Nederlandsgomslijmstof
Polskiśluz
Portuguêsmucilagem
Српскиsluz
ไทยเมือก
Türkçemüsilaj
Українськаслиз

Examples

“Malt liquors […] are distinguished from wine, chiefly by the larger quantity of mucilage and saccharine matter⟳ […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Mucilaginous mucilaginousness mucilloid mucin mucinase mucine

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