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gunge

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Source Word

gunge

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɡʌnd͡ʒ/

Britain uncountable usually informal

Japanese Meaning

ぬめりやべたつきがある、不快な、曖昧な組成を持つ粘性物質（英国の俗語） / 有機化学の分野で非公式に用いられる、トリンという有機物を指すことがある

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After the experiment, the lab bench was covered in a brownish gunge that refused to scrape off.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

実験の後、作業台は茶色がかったべたべたしたどろどろの物質で覆われ、こすっても落ちなかった。

Sense（1）

(Britain) A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk.

Have I got trails of gunge on these frills?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(organic chemistry, informal) Tholin.

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.”

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

gunges

（ plural ）

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