Thesaurus results for MUCILAGE

mucilage

noun

Definition of mucilage

as in epoxy

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Recent Examples of mucilage While the production of mucilage is a natural property of cooked okra, there are ways to downplay its effects and to make the slimy texture less prominent. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 The vinegar will also help break down the mucilage, making the pods less slimy. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026 Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds. — Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2026 Each tiny seed sucks up water to form a layer of mucilage, creating a gel-like texture. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mucilage

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Noun

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a method to turn difficult-to-recycle carbon fiber and epoxy composite waste into multifunctional aerogels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Crews will soon use an epoxy coating embedded with tiny glass beads to mark the bus-only lanes in the city's Oakland neighborhood red.

— Megan Shinn, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of epoxy

Noun

In her debut role, Kiami Davael played Lavender, Matilda’s first real friend who pranks Miss Trunchbull with a frog in her water glass.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
For example, pot holders are near the oven and stove, water glasses are stocked near the refrigerator, silverware is centrally located, and cooking tools are within arm's reach.

— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of water glass

Noun

Most modern wind turbine blades are made from fiberglass composites, which combine glass fibers with epoxy resin.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
The real toxicity concern, per The New Republic‘s review of contractor materials, confirming previous reporting from Meidas News, lies in the epoxy resin used for the pool’s new lining, which carries explicit long-term aquatic toxicity warnings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of epoxy resin

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Each of them is at times the hot one, the funny one, and the chaos agent, and Issa is all of those things at once as well as the glue.

— Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of glue

Noun

Zhang said anticorrosive coatings, adhesives and chemical buffering agents made for military aircraft could be adapted for civilian programs, including the C919 and the C929 widebody aircraft under development.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of adhesive

Noun

The final version mostly holds itself together, though the front bezel requires either some electrical tape or a couple dabs of superglue to stay attached.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Science journalist Michaeleen Doucleff felt like her phone had superglue on it, holding her on it for hours each day while draining her of time and energy.

— Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 1 June 2026

Definition of superglue

Noun

In the toothbrush head, roughly the size of a pencil tip, sit an intraoral 100k pixel micro camera, a light and a jet.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
With three different sizes, this baking dish set gives you the right pan for everything from smaller sides to family-size casseroles and desserts.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026