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mucous.

Pertaining to mucus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmjuːkəs/
  1. Pertaining to mucus.

  2. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

Where this word comes from

Naturalized from Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. By surface analysis, muc(us) + -ous = muco- + -ous.

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