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mucous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmjuːkəs/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to mucus.
  2. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

Forms

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most mucous Degree=Sup lexicographic
more mucous Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

mucoid · myxoid

Deriveds

mucously · mucousness · submucous · mucousy · mucous acid · mucous tunic · semimucous · mucous membrane · nonmucous · seromucous

Relateds

mucosal

Synonyms

mucoid · myxoid · mucal · mucal

Translations (19)

hu nyálka- (pertaining to mucus) · ru сли́зистый (pertaining to mucus) · ga ronnach (having the qualities of mucus) · ro mucos (pertaining to mucus) · pl śluzowy (pertaining to mucus) · ota سوموكلو (pertaining to mucus) · ro mucos (having the qualities of mucus) · uk слизови́й (pertaining to mucus) · hu nyálkás (having the qualities of mucus) · vo slimik (pertaining to mucus) · fi lima- (pertaining to mucus) · ru сли́зистый (having the qualities of mucus) · fr muqueux (pertaining to mucus) · ota سوموكلو (having the qualities of mucus) · fi limainen (having the qualities of mucus) · es pituitoso (having the qualities of mucus) · bg слизест (pertaining to mucus) · ga ronnach (pertaining to mucus) · es mocoso (having the qualities of mucus)