English Explanatory Dictionary

mucus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
  2. Short for vegetable mucus

Pronunciation

/ˈmjuːkəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-mucus.wav

Word forms

mucus muci mucuses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus Learned borrowing from Latin mūcus. Partly displaced Old English slīm, whence modern slime.

Related words

mucilaginous mucosa mucositis mucous booger snot phlegm

Derived words

mucal mucoid mucoidal mucousy mucus fishing syndrome mucusless mucuslike mucus membrane mucusuria mucusy pupkus
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