English Dictionary

gunge

/ɡʌnd͡ʒ/

noun

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

She accidentally stepped into a pool of gunge.

意味（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?

意味（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.”