How to Use mucilage in a Sentence

mucilage

noun
  • However, the way that mucilage keeps seeds moist can vary.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Gary pulls the lids off more cans of mucilage and flings them at Dusty like sticky ninja throwing stars.
    — Loresjoberg, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2011
  • Flaxseed may be helpful for weight loss Most of the soluble fiber in flaxseeds is called mucilage.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Okra Okra is known for its sticky mucilage, which works as a thickening agent for stews and gumbo.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds.
    — Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Okra Okra is known for its sticky mucilage, which works as a thickening agent for stews and gumbo.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Basically, mucilage is the watery slime around the okra seeds.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Each tiny seed sucks up water to form a layer of mucilage, creating a gel-like texture.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In the first batch, the beans were washed, and the mucilage (the inner layer of the pulp) was stripped away before being dried.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 May 2023
  • Carnivorous sundews use droplets of mucilage as glue traps for insects.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Mucilage is found across the plant world Okra is not the only plant with goo-producing levels of mucilage.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the soluble fiber in flaxseeds is called mucilage (which contains 35%–45% fiber).
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • When combined with water, mucilage forms a gel-like consistency.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Like the biofilm around the rice roots, this mucilage houses nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • People have many uses for mucilage, too The human uses for mucilage go far beyond food.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Short cooking preparations of okra, such as frying or sauteeing, release less mucilage than long ones, such as stewing.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In addition, sea moss is rich in mucilage, which can help to soothe the digestive tract and reduce inflammation.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The edible part of okra is the plant’s immature seedpods, which contain high levels of a substance called mucilage.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The mucilage is thought to be medicinally potent, usually for soothing skin abrasions and burns.
    — Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 May 2017
  • But pollution alone doesn’t explain the appearance of so much sea snot—or marine mucilage, to use the scientific term.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 21 June 2021
  • There are also other ways plants use mucilage beyond water conservation.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Historically, plant mucilage was used as a natural hair gel, and as an adhesive for paper stamps and labels.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Chia's soluble fiber and mucilage form a thick and sticky gel in the digestive system, which may prevent the absorption of nutrients.
    — Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2024
  • And because the mucilage is concentrated in the center of the okra pods, chopping or slicing them releases more slime than cooking them whole.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Chemicals in the seeds’ protective mucilage attract, kill and then digest microorganisms.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
  • In medicine, mucilage can act as a demulcent, a substance that soothes irritated mucus membranes by forming a protective layer over them.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The mucilage supports bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form the plant can use.
    — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2019
  • In the case of okra specifically, its mucilage has been used to make biodegradable food packaging film and for filtering particles from wastewater.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • While okra seeds grow inside a mucilage coating, in other plants, mature seeds that have been shed produce mucilage by absorbing water from their surroundings.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026

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