gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈla-tə-nəs 
-ˈlat-nəs
2
: of, relating to, or containing gelatin
gelatinously
adverb
gelatinousness
noun
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Its inner contents are equally eye-catching: yellow or lime-green gelatinous flesh with edible seeds.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 30 July 2024
Two decades ago, some marine biologists began to fear climate change, pollution and ocean degradation could bring the collapse of many ocean species and pulsating masses of gelatinous jellies would take over the seas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Finally, use a knife or your thumb to peel off the leaf’s outer layers, leaving only the clear or slightly cloudy gelatinous substance.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The New World Seventy years ago, proteins were thought to be a gelatinous substance, Porter said.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 30 July 2024
Two decades ago, some marine biologists began to fear climate change, pollution and ocean degradation could bring the collapse of many ocean species and pulsating masses of gelatinous jellies would take over the seas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Finally, use a knife or your thumb to peel off the leaf’s outer layers, leaving only the clear or slightly cloudy gelatinous substance.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The New World Seventy years ago, proteins were thought to be a gelatinous substance, Porter said.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024
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gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈlat-nəs
-ᵊn-əs
1
: resembling gelatin or jelly
2
: of, relating to, or containing gelatin
Medical Definition
gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈlat-nəs, -ᵊn-əs
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