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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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