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1. (adj.) mucous
of, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
2. mucous
containing or secreting mucus.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L mūcōsus slimy, mucous =mūc(us) snot (see mucus ) +-ōsus -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mucous, mucose
of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
"mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine"
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1. (adj) mucous
of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance
2. (adj) mucous
secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane
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