as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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Hart House’s shakes are also free of oats, which, while gluten-free themselves, can come into contact with wheat and other glutinous grains during the farming, sorting, storage and transportation processes.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
And don’t be thrown by the word glutinous.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2021
Emulsifying agents in the condiment, such as the pectin rhamnogalacturonan, originate from the mucilage of mustard seeds, a thick, glutinous layer that surrounds the seed hull.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
However, fake meat is no longer just glutinous balls or tofu hidden beneath sauces.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2015
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
And don’t be thrown by the word glutinous.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2021
Emulsifying agents in the condiment, such as the pectin rhamnogalacturonan, originate from the mucilage of mustard seeds, a thick, glutinous layer that surrounds the seed hull.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
However, fake meat is no longer just glutinous balls or tofu hidden beneath sauces.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2015
See all Example Sentences for glutinous
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“Glutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutinous. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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