Glairy
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent. obsolete
"I have in no case of stomach affection attended with discharge of white glairy fluid, whether depending upon a functional or organic cause, observed the colour to change to brown, or even in consistence to assume the completely watery character of the dark fluids vomited in scirrhus pylorus."
Example
More examples"I have in no case of stomach affection attended with discharge of white glairy fluid, whether depending upon a functional or organic cause, observed the colour to change to brown, or even in consistence to assume the completely watery character of the dark fluids vomited in scirrhus pylorus."
Etymology
From glair + -y.
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