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mucilage vs animal glue

animal glue vs mucilage

mucilage and animal glue both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mucilage Yes No No No
animal glue Yes No No No
As nouns, animal glue is a hyponym of mucilage; that is, animal glue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mucilage:
  • mucilage: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
  • animal glue: a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
Other hyponyms of mucilage include casein glue, fish glue, marine glue.
mucilage (noun) animal glue (noun)
a gelatinous substance secreted by plants a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Difference between mucilage and animal glue

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