mucilage
mysilaʒ
Definition
Definition of mucilage - Reverso French Dictionary
Noun, masculine
1.
végétalTECH. substance visqueuse naturelle des plantes, surtout dans racines et grainesTECH.
- Le mucilage des graines de lin forme un gel au contact de l'eau.
2.
animalTECH. substance visqueuse produite par escargots et autres gastéropodesTECH.
- L'escargot laisse une trace de mucilage sur son passage.
Images of mucilage
substance visqueuse naturelle des plantes, surtout dans racines et graines
Origin of mucilage
latin, mucilago (mucilage)
Terms with mucilage included in their meaning
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botanique
plante qui produit une substance visqueuse appelée mucilage
Examples of mucilage in a sentence
Certains médicaments utilisent le mucilage comme agent épaississant. Le mucilage protège le gastéropode de la déshydratation. On observe du mucilage sur les feuilles après la pluie.
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- English:mucilage, mucus, ...
- German:Schleimstoff, Schleim, ...
- Italian:mucillagine, ...
- Spanish:mucílago, baba, ...
- Portuguese:mucilagem, ...
- Chinese:黏液质, 黏性物质, ...
- Japanese:粘質物, 粘液, ...
- Arabic:مخاط نباتي, مخاط, ...
- Hebrew:רֵיר צִמְחִי, מוּקִילָג׳, ...
- Russian:слизь, ...
- Ukrainian:слиз, муцилагін, ...
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