glutinous

Etymology

From Latin glūtinōsus; synchronically analyzable as gluten +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/
• Hyphenation: glu‧ti‧nous

Adjective

glutinous (comparative more glutinous, superlative most glutinous)

1. glue-like, sticky, viscid.
2. Of the nature of gluten.
3. Containing gluten.

Further reading

• “glutinous” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
• The Chambers Dictionary (1993)
• Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged (1961)