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mu·cous (my

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s)

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.]

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mucous - of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine"

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