stringy

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And that is exactly what his company's Kamakurayama Natto, touted as "extremely stringy" but minus "stinkiness and bitterness," seeks to achieve.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

"They are currently called 'the stringy things' and 'the drummy things'," laughs Franglen.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

If your cooked lobster is too stringy or tough, that means it’s been overcooked.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Davidsen starts this “Salome” in a back room of the brutalist set where Herod’s orgy is taking place, wearing a white raincoat, her black hair stringy in a Goth look.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

The Ebola virus particle contains only seven different proteins—seven distinct types of large molecules arranged in a long braided structure that is the stringy Ebola particle.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston