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mu⋅cous

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

Related forms:
mu⋅cos⋅i⋅ty  [myoo-kos-i-tee] , noun
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mu·cous   (myōō'kəs)   
adj.  

  1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.

  2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.


[Latin mūcōsus, from mūcus, mucus.]
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Main Entry: mu·cous
Pronunciation: 'myü-k&s
Function: adjective
1 : covered with or as if with mucus mucous surface>
2 : of, relating to, or resembling mucus mucous secretion>
3 : secreting or containing mucus <mucous glands of the intestine>
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mucous mu·cous (my&oomacr;'kəs)
adj.

  1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus.

  2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.

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