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cement vs mucilage

mucilage vs cement

cement and mucilage both are nouns.

cement is a verb but mucilage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cement Yes No Yes No
mucilage Yes No No No
As nouns, mucilage is a hyponym of cement; that is, mucilage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cement:
  • cement: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
  • mucilage: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Other hyponyms of cement include glue, gum, putty, iron putty, red-lead putty, mastic.
cement (noun) mucilage (noun)
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
cement (verb) mucilage (verb)
bind or join with or as if with cement
make fast as if with cement
cover or coat with cement
Difference between cement and mucilage

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