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glutinous

ADJ เหนียว  เหมือน กาว  mucus vicid niao

 

glutinous rice

N ข้าวเหนียว  kao-niao

 

glutinousness

N ความเหนียว คล้าย กาว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLUTINOUS

n.[L. glutinosus.] Viscous; viscid; tenacious; having the quality of glue; resembling glue. Starch is glutinous. 1. In botany, besmeared with a slippery moisture; as a glutinous leaf.

 

GLUTINOUSNESS

n.Viscosity; viscidity; the quality of glue, tenacity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLUTINOUS

Glu "ti *nous, a. Etym: [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F.glutineux. See Gluten. ]

 

1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland.

 

GLUTINOUSNESS

GLUTINOUSNESS Glu "ti *nous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being glutinous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

glutinous

glu ti nous |ˈglo͞otn -əs ˈɡlutnəs | adjective like glue in texture; sticky: glutinous mud. DERIVATIVES glu ti nous ly adverb, glu ti nous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French glutineux or Latin glutinosus, from gluten glue.

 

Oxford Dictionary

glutinous

glutinous |ˈgluːtɪnəs | adjective like glue in texture; sticky: glutinous mud. DERIVATIVES glutinously adverb, glutinousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French glutineux or Latin glutinosus, from gluten glue .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

glutinous

glutinous adjective a glutinous white liquid: sticky, viscous, viscid, tacky, gluey, gummy, treacly; adhesive; informal gooey, cloggy, gloppy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

glutinous

glutinous adjective a glutinous liquid: sticky, viscous, tacky, glue-like, gluey, gummy, treacly; mucilaginous, mucous; cohesive, adhesive; Brit. claggy; informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy; N. Amer. informal gloppy; rare viscid, viscoid. ANTONYMS dry.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

glutinous

glu ti nous /ɡlúːt (ə )nəs /形容詞 ねばねばする, 粘着性の (sticky ); にかわ質の .ly 副詞