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Definition of Mucilages
1. mucilage [n] - See also: mucilage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucilages
Literary usage of Mucilages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"mucilages of plants by considering them under two categories, simple and mixed
... The Simple mucilages are in their turn classed under three heads, viz., ..."
2. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"For purposes of study, these compounds may conveniently be divided into three
groups; namely, the natural gums and pentosans, the pectins and mucilages, ..."
3. A Treatise on Pharmacy for Students and Pharmacists by Charles Caspari, Evander Francis Kelly (1920)
"mucilages. THE preparations recognized in pharmacy under this name, which should
not be ... The 2 official mucilages are those of of acacia and tragacanth. ..."
4. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger, William Hillhouse (1900)
"The cellulose mucilages coagulate in a mixture of hydrochloric acid and alcohol,
and then appear insoluble, and do not even swell, in a solution of ammonium ..."
5. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1894)
"Perservation of mucilages and Pastes.—Considerable has been written from time to
time about preservation for mucilages and pastes. Oil of cloves, creosote, ..."
6. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"For purposes of study, these compounds may conveniently be divided into three
groups; namely, the natural gums and pentosans, the pectins and mucilages, ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In this class he places the glucosides and certain of the gums, mucilages and
pectins. The carbohydrates are exceedingly important elements in the world's ..."
8. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor: Containing ... Information for by George H. Dadd (1851)
"mucilages are soft, bland substances, made by dissolving gum arabic in hot water ;
or by boiling marshmallows, slippery elm, or lily roots, ..."
9. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"mucilages of plants by considering them under two categories, simple and mixed
... The Simple mucilages are in their turn classed under three heads, viz., ..."
10. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"For purposes of study, these compounds may conveniently be divided into three
groups; namely, the natural gums and pentosans, the pectins and mucilages, ..."
11. A Treatise on Pharmacy for Students and Pharmacists by Charles Caspari, Evander Francis Kelly (1920)
"mucilages. THE preparations recognized in pharmacy under this name, which should
not be ... The 2 official mucilages are those of of acacia and tragacanth. ..."
12. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger, William Hillhouse (1900)
"The cellulose mucilages coagulate in a mixture of hydrochloric acid and alcohol,
and then appear insoluble, and do not even swell, in a solution of ammonium ..."
13. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1894)
"Perservation of mucilages and Pastes.—Considerable has been written from time to
time about preservation for mucilages and pastes. Oil of cloves, creosote, ..."
14. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"For purposes of study, these compounds may conveniently be divided into three
groups; namely, the natural gums and pentosans, the pectins and mucilages, ..."
15. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In this class he places the glucosides and certain of the gums, mucilages and
pectins. The carbohydrates are exceedingly important elements in the world's ..."
16. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor: Containing ... Information for by George H. Dadd (1851)
"mucilages are soft, bland substances, made by dissolving gum arabic in hot water ;
or by boiling marshmallows, slippery elm, or lily roots, ..."
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