GRUMOUS

coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose

(adjective) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; “coagulated blood”; “curdled milk”; “grumous blood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

grumous (comparative more grumous, superlative most grumous)

Resembling grume; thick and lumpy; soft and semisolid

Anagrams

• sour gum, sourgum

Source: Wiktionary


Gru"mous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. grumeleux. See Grume.]

1. Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: See Grumose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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