mucosity

 [myoo-kuhs]  

mu·cous

   [myoo-kuhs]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
2.
containing or secreting mucus.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin mūcōsus slimy, mucous, equivalent to mūc(us) snot (see mucus) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms
mu·cos·i·ty  [myoo-kos-i-tee] , noun
non·mu·cous, adjective
sub·mu·cous, adjective

Can be confused: mucous, mucus.
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mucous or mucose (ˈmjuːkəs, ˈmjuːkəʊs, -kəʊz)
 
—adj
of, resembling, or secreting mucus
 
[C17: from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from mucus]
 
usage  The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective
 
mucose or mucose
 
—adj
 
[C17: from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from mucus]
 
usage  The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective
 
mucosity or mucose
 
—n

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