as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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And don’t be thrown by the word glutinous.
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Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2021
Emulsifying agents in the condiment, such as the pectin rhamnogalacturonan, originate from the mucilage of mustard seeds, a thick, glutinous layer that surrounds the seed hull.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
However, fake meat is no longer just glutinous balls or tofu hidden beneath sauces.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2015
There is no wrong answer, only good, glutinous solutions.
—Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2022
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Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2021
Emulsifying agents in the condiment, such as the pectin rhamnogalacturonan, originate from the mucilage of mustard seeds, a thick, glutinous layer that surrounds the seed hull.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
However, fake meat is no longer just glutinous balls or tofu hidden beneath sauces.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2015
There is no wrong answer, only good, glutinous solutions.
—Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2022
See all Example Sentences for glutinous
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“Glutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutinous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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