Mucous

Mucous
Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. "Mucus" without an "o" is the Latin noun for "a slimy semifluid discharge from the nose." "Mucous" with an "o" is the corresponding adjective.
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Relating to mucus or a m. membrane. [L. mucosus, m., fr. mucus]

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mu·cous 'myü-kəs adj
1) covered with or as if with mucus <a \mucous surface>
2) of, relating to, or resembling mucus <a \mucous secretion>
3) secreting or containing mucus <\mucous glands of the intestine>

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mu·cous (muґkəs) [L. mucosus] 1. pertaining to or relating to mucus. 2. covered with mucus. 3. secreting, producing, or containing mucus.

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  • Mucous — Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • mucous — (adj.) 1640s (replacing mucilaginous), from L. mucosus slimy, mucous, from mucus (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)). Related: mucosity …   Etymology dictionary

  • mucous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or covered with mucus …   English terms dictionary

  • mucous — [myo͞o′kəs] adj. [L mucosus, slimy < mucus,MUCUS] 1. of, containing, or secreting mucus 2. like mucus or covered with or as with mucus; slimy mucosity [myo͞o′käs′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

  • mucous — mucus, mucous Mucus is the noun for a slimy substance secreted by a gland, and mucous is the corresponding adjective (as in mucous membrane) …   Modern English usage

  • mucous — mucosity /myooh kos i tee/, n. /myooh keuhs/, adj. 1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus. 2. containing or secreting mucus. [1640 50; < L mucosus slimy, mucous, equiv. to muc(us) snot (see MUCUS) + osus OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • mucous — adj. Mucous is used with these nouns: ↑membrane …   Collocations dictionary

  • mucous —  , mucus, mucosa  The first is the adjectival form, the second the noun form. Thus, mucus is the substance secreted by the mucous membranes. A more formal name for the latter is mucosa …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • mucous — mu•cous [[t]ˈmyu kəs[/t]] adj. 1) phl of, consisting of, or resembling mucus 2) phl containing or secreting mucus • Etymology: 1640–50; < L mūcōsus slimy, mucous =mūc(us) snot (see mucus) + ōsus ous mu•cos′i•ty ˈkɒs ɪ ti n …   From formal English to slang

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