Schleimartig

Schleimartig is a German adjective used to describe a substance or material that resembles slime or mucus in appearance or consistency. It implies a viscous, slippery texture, often sticky and gel-like, or mucilaginous, without implying a specific biological origin.

The word is formed from Schleim, meaning slime or mucus, and the suffix -artig, meaning -like or -style. In common usage it signals similarity to slime rather than identity as actual mucus, distinguishing it from plain schleimig (slimy) when a more neutral, comparative sense is required.

Schleimartig is applied across disciplines to describe materials or secretions with a slime-like quality. In biology and medicine it can refer to mucous secretions or discharges described as schleimartig. In microbiology it may describe extracellular polymeric substances that produce a slime-like matrix in biofilms. In food science it can characterize thick mucilaginous textures (for example certain gels or vegetables). In geology or soil science it appears in the description of viscous suspensions, peat, or bog deposits with a slimy consistency.

It is a descriptive, non-technical modifier. It does not specify composition, origin, or behavior beyond the appearance or texture. Related terms include Schleim (slime/mucus) and schleimig (slimy).