gelatinous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /d͡ʒəˈlæt.ɪn.əs/|/d͡ʒəˈlat.ɪn.əs/|/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.tɪn.əs/    美 /d͡ʒəˈlæt.ɪn.əs/|/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.tɪn.əs/|/ˈd͡ʒel.ə.tɪn.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Jelly-like.
    — In certain star-fishes, small depressions in the layer of pigment which surrounds the nerve are filled, as described by the author just quoted, with transparent gelatinous matter, and this projects outwardly with a convex surface, like the cornea in the higher animals.
  2. Of or referring to gelatin.

词形变化

more gelatinous comparative most gelatinous superlative gelatineous alternative,uncommon gelatinose alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
gelatinous jellylike tremellose
反义词
runny fluid
上位词
semifluid semiliquid semisolid thick
衍生词
gelatinously gelatinousness nongelatinous semigelatinous subgelatinous
相关词
viscous

词源

From gelatine + -ous; probably modeled on French gélatineux.
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