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adj. [L. clarus, clear]Pertaining to glair, or white of an egg.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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glairy — gla(ə)r ē, gle(ə)r adj, glair·i·er; est having a slimy viscid consistency suggestive of an egg white <cough productive of glairy mucoid sputum (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> * * * (glārґe) resembling the white of an egg … Medical dictionary
Glairy — Glair y, a. Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glairy — ]rē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: glair (I) + y 1. : having the characteristics of glair : viscid, slimy glairy mucus 2. : overlaid with or as if with glair … Useful english dictionary
glairy — adjective (glairier; est) Date: 1662 having the characteristics of or overlaid with glair … New Collegiate Dictionary
glairy — glairiness, n. /glair ee/, adj., glairier, glairiest. 1. of the nature of glair; viscous. 2. covered with glair. Also, glaireous /glair ee euhs/. [1655 65; GLAIR + Y1] * * * … Universalium
glairy — adj. resembling egg white; having a coating of glair, coated with egg white … English contemporary dictionary
glairy — /ˈglɛəri/ (say glairree) adjective 1. of the nature of glair; viscous. 2. covered with glair. Also, glaireous /ˈglɛəriəs/ (say glairreeuhs). –glairiness, noun …
glairy — смазанный яичным белком … English-Russian travelling dictionary
glair|e|ous — «GLAIR ee uhs», adjective. = glairy. (Cf. ↑glairy) … Useful english dictionary
baregin — Glairin Glair in, n. A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their inclosures; called also {baregin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
