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| − | '''mucilage''' ( | + | '''mucilage''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:No plural]][[:Category:No plural|no plural]]) – slime, mucus; usually referring to strongly hydrophilic [[polysaccharide]]s that can take up large amounts of water and then assume an elastic, strongly viscous consistency; their consistency varies according to the water content, mucilage is less viscous than a [[gel]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
mucilage (noun,no plural) – slime, mucus; usually referring to strongly hydrophilic polysaccharides that can take up large amounts of water and then assume an elastic, strongly viscous consistency; their consistency varies according to the water content, mucilage is less viscous than a gel.
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