glutinousness

Thick, sticky consistency

Glutinousness is the quality of being sticky, gluey, or viscous.

The word describes substances that cling and stretch rather than flow freely: the glutinousness of melted cheese, the glutinousness of overcooked rice.

Despite the sound, it relates to gluten (both from Latin for glue) rather than to gluttony.

adhesive

glue

Bonding substance

pasteThick sticky substance
cementCalcium powder binding agent
epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound

mucilage · resin · gum · bonding · adherence · tackiness · clinginess · stickiness · cohesion · tenacity

texture

gooey

Soft and sticky

stickyApt to adhere
tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
viscousThick and slow-flowing

gummy · syrupy · mucilaginous · clammy · chewy · doughy · pasty · stringy · ropy · thick

culinary

mochi

Pounded Japanese rice paste

riceStaple cereal grain
tapiocaCassava-derived starch
nattoFermented soybean dish

okra · arrowroot · cassava · sago · taro · poi · fufu

gelatinous

jelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein
aspicSavory meat-broth jelly
pectinFruit-based setting substance

agar · collagen · gel · alginate · wobble · jiggle · slippery · squishy · bouncy · gelling

Opposites

texture/viscosity

glutinousnessdryness

Absence of moisture

crumbliness · runniness · wateriness · flakiness · powderiness

moisture/flow

glutinousnessrunniness

Excessive liquid quality

wateriness · fluidity · liquidity · thinness · flowability

Family

gluten, glutinous, agglutination

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