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ˈglut n əsgluti·nous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscousadjective

    having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Wiktionary

  1. glutinousadjective

    glue-like, sticky, viscid.

  2. glutinousadjective

    Of the nature of gluten.

  3. glutinousadjective

    Containing gluten.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GLUTINOUSadjective

    Gluey; viscous; tenacious.

    Etymology: glutinex, French, from gluten, Latin.

    The cause of all vivification is a gentle and proportionable heat, working upon a glutinous and yielding substance; for the heat doth bring forth spirit in that substance, and the substance being glutinous, produceth two effects: the one, that the spirit is detained, and cannot break forth; the other, that the matter, being gentle and yielding, is driven forwards by the motion of the spirits, after some swelling, into shape and members. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 900.

    Next this marble venom’d seat,
    Smear’d with gums of glutinous heat. John Milton.

    Nourishment too viscid and glutinous to be subdued by the vital force. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

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  1. glutinous

    Glutinous refers to a substance that is sticky or adhesive, often used to describe a food substance like rice or pasta that has a gluey or sticky texture. Despite its name, it does not have any relation to gluten protein found in wheat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Glutinousadjective

    of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey

  2. Glutinousadjective

    havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland

  3. Etymology: [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See Gluten.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glutinous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glutinous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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