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Meaning of Mucilage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الصّمغ
Български клей
Bosanski sluz
Cymraeg llyslyn
Deutsch Schleimstoff
Español mucílago
Suomi kasviliima
Français mucilage
Hrvatski sluz
Kurdî gom
Nederlands gom slijmstof
Polski śluz
Português mucilagem
Српски sluz
ไทย เมือก
Türkçe müsilaj
Українська слиз

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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