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Definition of "gelatinous" []

  • Resembling gelatin; viscous. (adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or containing gelatin. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gelatinous" in a sentence
  • "Her tiny transparent feet, covered in gelatinous skin, look like those of some aquatic creature."
  • "Blacks were dehumainzed just as fetuses Latin for baby were originally described as gelatinous globs."
  • "These stains are called gelatinous plaques, which are transparent and invisible to the naked eye except when colored by iodine."