mucous

English

Etymology

From Late Latin mūcōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːkəs/
Rhymes: -uːkəs
Hyphenation: mu‧cous
Homophone: mucus

Adjective

mucous (comparative more mucous, superlative most mucous)

Pertaining to mucus
Having the qualities of mucus

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Translations

pertaining to mucus

Finnish: lima- (fi)
French: muqueux (fr)
Irish: ronnach (ga)

Romanian: mucos (ro)
Russian: сли́зистый (ru) (slízistyj)
Volapük: slimik (vo)

having the qualities of mucus

Finnish: limainen (fi)
Irish: ronnach (ga)

Romanian: mucos (ro)
Russian: сли́зистый (ru) (slízistyj)

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