Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; --
said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to
circulate in the nerves of animals.
1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid. 2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands. 3. Soluble in water, but not in alc...