gloea

noun

ˈglēə

plural -s

: an adhesive mucoid substance that some protozoans and other low organisms secrete about themselves

gloeal

əl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek gloia glue; akin to Latin glut-, glus glue

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