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mucous

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mu·cous  (myks)
adj.
1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.
2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.
[Latin mcsus, from mcus, mucus.]
mucous [ˈmjuːkəs], mucose [ˈmjuːkəʊs -kəʊz]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) of, resembling, or secreting mucus
[from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from mucus]
mucosity  [mjuːˈkɒsɪtɪ] n
Usage: The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective
mucous, mucus - Mucous is the adjective from Latin meaning "slimy," and mucus is the noun from Latin but cognate with Greek mussesthai, "blow the nose."
See also related terms for slime.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mucous - of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine"
mucose
Translations
mucous [ˈmjuːkəs]
A. ADJ → mucoso
B. CPD mucous membrane N → mucosa f
mucous
adj → schleimig, Schleim-; mucous secretion → Schleimabsonderung f
mucous [ˈmjuːkəs] adj (of mucus) → mucoso/a; (producing mucus) → muciparo/a
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