They call this solid material tholin (after the Greek word for muddy), but it seems likely that chemists will continue to call this rather familiar material “gunge.”
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Gunge — as it is known in the British Isles, or slime as it is known in America and other parts of the world is a thick, gooey, runny substance similar in consistency to paint. It has been a feature on many children s programmes for many years around the … Wikipedia
gunge — Brit. informal ► NOUN ▪ sticky, viscous, and unpleasantly messy material. ► VERB (gunged, gungeing) (gunge up) ▪ clog or obstruct with gunge. DERIVATIVES gungy adjective. ORIGIN perhaps sugg … English terms dictionary
gunge — gunge; tol·ly·gunge; … English syllables
gunge — [ gʌndʒ ] noun uncount BRITISH INFORMAL GUNK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gunge — [[t]gʌ̱nʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use gunge to refer to a soft, sticky substance, especially if it is unpleasant. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He had painted the floors with some kind of black gunge … English dictionary
gunge — [gand3] n. a skin irritation in the groin. (See also crotch rot. Said of males.) □ I got the gunge. What’ll I do? □ The sawbones’ll give you something for the gunge … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
gunge — /gunj/, n., v., gunged, gunging. Brit. Informal. n. 1. soft, sticky matter; goo. v.t. 2. to clog with gunge (often fol. by up). [1935 40; expressive coinage; cf. GUNK, GRUNGE] * * * … Universalium
gunge — gunge1 [gʌndʒ] n [U] BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + sponge] any substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant American Equivalent: gunk >gungy adj gunge 2 gunge2 v be gunged up with … Dictionary of contemporary English
GUNGE — n. & v. Brit. colloq. n. sticky or viscous matter, esp. when messy or indeterminate. v.tr. (usu. foll. by up) clog or obstruct with gunge. Derivatives: gungy adj. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. GOO, GUNK … Useful english dictionary
gunge Brit. — gunge Brit. informal noun an unpleasantly sticky or viscous material. verb (gunges, gungeing, gunged) (gunge something up) clog something with gunge. Derivatives gungy adjective Origin 1960s: perh. suggested by go … English new terms dictionary
