adhesive vs mucilaginous

adhesive

adj
  • sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances 

  • apt or tending to adhere; clinging 

noun
  • a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion 

mucilaginous

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous. 

How often have the words adhesive and mucilaginous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )