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mucilage

Mucilage vs Undefined - What's the difference?

mucilage | undefined |


As a noun mucilage

is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Slime vs Mucilage - What's the difference?

slime | mucilage |


As nouns the difference between slime and mucilage

is that slime is soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing while mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

As a verb slime

is to coat with slime.

Mucilage vs Jelly - What's the difference?

mucilage | jelly |


As nouns the difference between mucilage and jelly

is that mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms while jelly is (new zealand|australia|british) a dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

As a verb jelly is

to wiggle like jelly.

As an adjective jelly is

(slang) jealous.

Biofilm vs Mucilage - What's the difference?

biofilm | mucilage |


As nouns the difference between biofilm and mucilage

is that biofilm is (biology|medicine) a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms while mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

Mucilage vs Gelatin - What's the difference?

mucilage | gelatin |


As nouns the difference between mucilage and gelatin

is that mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms while gelatin is a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.

Mucilage vs Glue - What's the difference?

mucilage | glue |


As nouns the difference between mucilage and glue

is that mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms while glue is a hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

As a verb glue is

to join or attach something using glue.

Mucus vs Mucilage - What's the difference?

mucus | mucilage |


As nouns the difference between mucus and mucilage

is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

Mucilage vs Ketmie - What's the difference?

mucilage | ketmie |


As nouns the difference between mucilage and ketmie

is that mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms while ketmie is (botany) a variety of african hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of its mucilage.

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