Definitions
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Word origin
From Middle English muscilage, mussillage, from Middle French mucilage (“viscous substance found in vegetable material”), from Late Latin mūcilāgō (“musty or moldy juice”). See Greek μούχλα (moúchla, “mold”), and related derivatives, for example mushroom, from *meus- (“mosses, mold, mildew”).
Used in a sentence
“Malt liquors […] are distinguished from wine, chiefly by the larger quantity of mucilage and saccharine matter […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sticky gum”8 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
M_______