gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈla-tə-nəs 
-ˈlat-nəs
2
: of, relating to, or containing gelatin
gelatinously
adverb
gelatinousness
noun
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Also in 2017, the jellyfish washed up on the beach, a large gelatinous blob of a body with cloudy, white tentacles.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
For a truly otherworldly experience, visitors can snorkel among the floating, gelatinous creatures.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
For a truly otherworldly experience, visitors can snorkel among the floating, gelatinous creatures.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gelatinous
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gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈlat-nəs
-ᵊn-əs
1
: resembling gelatin or jelly
2
: of, relating to, or containing gelatin
Medical Definition
gelatinous
adjective
ge·lat·i·nous
jə-ˈlat-nəs, -ᵊn-əs
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