mucilage

viscous substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms; in terms of science, a polar glycoprotein and exopolysaccharide
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mucilage

Summary

mucilage is a class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[1]. mucilage draws 961 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_source_or_occurrence category, ranking #6 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • mucilage's instance of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[3].
  • mucilage is a type of mixture[4].
  • mucilage is part of mucilage biosynthetic process[5].
  • mucilage is part of mucilage metabolic process[6].
  • mucilage's said to be the same as is recorded as Q115052548[7].
  • mucilage comprises exopolysaccharide[8].
  • mucilage comprises glycoprotein[9].
  • mucilage's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • mucilage's different from is recorded as Q115052548[11].

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Definition and Type

mucilage's instance of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[3]. mucilage is a type of mixture[4].

Use and Application

Components include exopolysaccharide[8], a structural class of chemical entities[12] and glycoprotein[9], a structural class of chemical entities[13]. Part of include mucilage biosynthetic process[5] and mucilage metabolic process[6].

Why It Matters

mucilage draws 961 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_source_or_occurrence category, ranking #6 of 55).[2] mucilage has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] mucilage is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550854505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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