nonglutinous

Thân thiện

The baker uses nonglutinous rice flour for the delicate pastry.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not sticky or adhesive; not having a thick, glue-like consistency. Describes a substance or material that is free-flowing, dry, or does not adhere to surfaces. It is the opposite of glutinous, viscous, or gluey.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The rice was perfectly cooked, fluffy and nonglutinous. (The rice was not sticky.)
  • This powder is nonglutinous and will not clump when mixed with water. (The powder does not become sticky or form lumps.)
  • For this recipe, you need a nonglutinous flour like all-purpose flour, not sticky rice flour. (The required flour does not have a glue-like texture.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: Used to describe the physical properties of starches, grains, or polymers. For example, "nonglutinous starch" refers to starch that does not form a viscous paste when heated with water, such as cornstarch or potato starch, unlike "waxy" or glutinous starches.

Variants and Related Words

• Non-glutinous: A hyphenated variant with the same meaning.
• Glutinous (adj): The direct antonym, meaning sticky, glue-like, or viscous (e.g., glutinous rice).
• Free-flowing (adj): Similar in meaning for powders and granular substances.
• Non-adhesive (adj): Similar in meaning, emphasizing the lack of stickiness.

Synonyms

• Non-sticky
• Non-viscous
• Dry
• Flowing
• Powdery (for solids)

Antonyms

• Glutinous
• Sticky
• Adhesive
• Viscous
• Gluey
• Clammy

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not resembling glue in texture

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nonviscid