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gelatinous

/d͡ʒəˈlæt.ɪn.əs/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gelatinous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Thick like gelatin.

Origin

From gelatine + -ous; probably modeled on French gélatineux.

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