mucilage

n. 粘质物, 粘液, 胶水 [医] 胶浆, 粘浆(植物的); 胶水

发音

UK /ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/
US /ˈmju.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/
其它
US /ˈmju.sə.lɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

mucilages 复数 mucilages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

gum glue

上位词 2

gum cement

下位词 2

fish glue marine glue

相关短语

marine mucilage

词源

From Middle English muscilage, mussillage, from Middle French mucilage (“viscous substance found in vegetable material”), from Late Latin mūcilāgō (“musty or moldy juice”). See Greek μούχλα (moúchla, “mold”), and related derivatives, for example mushroom, from *meus- (“mosses, mold, mildew”).

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