Culinary Thickeners

1 words in this vocabulary list

adjective adjective describes a noun or pronoun; in this case, 'mucilaginous' describes something slimy or viscous in texture

  • The mucilaginous substance found in certain plants helps them retain water.
  • I don't like the texture of that mucilaginous okra dish.
  • Ew, that slimy stuff is so mucilaginous.
  • Her words were like a mucilaginous web, trapping me in confusion.