See slimy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "slizest",
"sense": "like slime; glutinous",
"word": "слизест"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "like slime; glutinous",
"word": "mucida"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "like slime; glutinous",
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "like slime; glutinous",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "like slime; glutinous",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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