glutinous
English
Etymology
From Latin glūtinōsus; synchronically analyzable as gluten + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/
- Hyphenation: glu‧ti‧nous
Adjective
glutinous (comparative more glutinous, superlative most glutinous)
- glue-like, sticky, viscid.
- Of the nature of gluten.
- Containing gluten.
Derived terms
- glutinous rice
Translations
glue-like
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Further reading
- “glutinous” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
- The Chambers Dictionary (1993)
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged (1961)