pituite

English

Etymology

Latin pituita.

Noun

pituite

  1. mucus; phlegm

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pituite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pituita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pitɥit/

Noun

pituite f (plural pituites)

  1. (historical) phlegm
  2. (medicine) mucus

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