Definition of Jellylike

1. Adjective. Thick like gelatin.

Exact synonyms: Gelatinlike, Gelatinous
Similar to: Thick
Derivative terms: Gelatin, Gelatine, Gelatinousness

Definition of Jellylike

1. Adjective. Resembling or characteristic of jelly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jellylike

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jellylike

jellybean
jellybeans
jellybelly
jellycopter
jellycopters
jellyfish
jellyfish baby
jellyfish tree
jellyfishes
jellyfishlike
jellygraph
jellygraphs
jellying
jellyish
jellyleaf
jellylike (current term)
jellyrolls
jelutong
jelutongs
jemadar
jemadars
jemidar
jemidars
jemima
jemimas
jemlah goat
jemmied

Literary usage of Jellylike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elementary Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene: For Higher Grammar Grades by Winfield Scott Hall (1911)
"The jellylike mass, which forms whenever the blood is exposed to the air after being shed, is called a co-ag' u-lum, and the process of its formation is ..."

2. A German-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1917)
"... gallertartig, a. jellylike, gelatinous; colloidal. Gallerte, /. ... a. jellylike, gelatinous. ..."

3. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1916)
"Matter is found in the air tubes which form gutters through the jellylike mass of the diseased lung. Abscesses from the size of a nut to larger masses may ..."

4. The Dynamics of Living Matter by Jacques Loeb (1906)
"more viscous and jellylike, keeps the hemispherical shape, even after its isolation. If this idea is correct, it ought to be much more difficult to produce ..."

5. Applied Physiology: Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics by Frank Overton (1897)
"... a kind of albumin which forms the principal part of connective tissue. It will dissolve in hot water, and forms a jellylike or solid mass when cold. ..."

6. A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems by George William Hunter (1914)
"Immediately before leaving the body of the female they receive a coating of jellylike material, which swells up after the eggs are laid. ..."

7. Foods and Household Management: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1914)
"A temperature somewhat below the boiling point of water for about ten minutes will give the white a jellylike, tender consistency, and slightly cook the ..."

8. Elementary Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene: For Higher Grammar Grades by Winfield Scott Hall (1911)
"The jellylike mass, which forms whenever the blood is exposed to the air after being shed, is called a co-ag' u-lum, and the process of its formation is ..."

9. A German-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1917)
"... gallertartig, a. jellylike, gelatinous; colloidal. Gallerte, /. ... a. jellylike, gelatinous. ..."

10. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1916)
"Matter is found in the air tubes which form gutters through the jellylike mass of the diseased lung. Abscesses from the size of a nut to larger masses may ..."

11. The Dynamics of Living Matter by Jacques Loeb (1906)
"more viscous and jellylike, keeps the hemispherical shape, even after its isolation. If this idea is correct, it ought to be much more difficult to produce ..."

12. Applied Physiology: Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics by Frank Overton (1897)
"... a kind of albumin which forms the principal part of connective tissue. It will dissolve in hot water, and forms a jellylike or solid mass when cold. ..."

13. A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems by George William Hunter (1914)
"Immediately before leaving the body of the female they receive a coating of jellylike material, which swells up after the eggs are laid. ..."

14. Foods and Household Management: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1914)
"A temperature somewhat below the boiling point of water for about ten minutes will give the white a jellylike, tender consistency, and slightly cook the ..."

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