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adjective
Date: 1712
1. resembling gelatin or jelly ; viscous <a gelatinous precipitate> 2. of, relating to, or containing gelatin • gelatinously adverb • gelatinousness noun
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Gelatinous — Ge*lat i*nous, a. [Cf. F. g[ e]latineux.] Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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