Glairiness

/ˈɡlɛrinəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being glairy; the degree to which something resembles glair or egg white.

Etymology

From glairy plus the standard noun-forming suffix -ness. This abstract noun allows technical and historical writers to discuss the viscosity and appearance of substances in a systematic way.

Kelly Says

In medieval craft guilds, the 'glairiness' of your egg white was actually quality-controlled—apprentices were tested on whether they could prepare glair of the correct consistency.

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