tremellose

English

Etymology

From Latin tremulus (“shaking; trembling; quivering”) +‎ -ose. See also English tremulous.

Pronunciation

• enPR: trem-ĕ-lōs
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/

Adjective

tremellose (comparative more tremellose, superlative most tremellose)

1. Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
   • 1871, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, “Clavariei”, in Handbook of British Fungi, volume 1, 998. Calocera glossoides, page 340:

     Simple, solitary, somewhat tremellose, yellow; clubs incrassated, obtuse, compressed; stem round.

   • 1969, Leonard Gribble, Cash My Chips, Croupier:

     'Where did you pick up this little souvenir?' he asked, turning to stare at Craig, who was in a state of sudden tremellose agitation, his hands shaking, his head quivering above his shoulders as though his neck muscles had ceased their normal supporting function.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:gelatinous

References

• Grambs, David (1997) The Endangered English Dictionary, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 158

• “tremellose” in Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012).