Gelatinous

//d͡ʒəˈlæt.ɪn.əs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Jelly-like.

    "In certain star-fishes, small depressions in the layer of pigment which surrounds the nerve are filled, as described by the author just quoted, with transparent gelatinous matter, and this projects outwardly with a convex surface, like the cornea in the higher animals."

  2. 2
    Of or referring to gelatin.
Adjective
  1. 1
    thick like gelatin wordnet

Synonyms

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adhesiveamylaceousclabberedclammyclottedcoagulated

Example

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"The umbilical cord contains Wharton's jelly, a gelatinous substance which protects the blood vessels inside and acts as a mucous connective tissue."

Etymology

From gelatine + -ous; probably modeled on French gélatineux.

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