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mucose (adj.)

"mucous, slimy, covered with mucus," 1731, from Latin mucosus (see mucous). Related: Mucosity (1680s).

Entries linking to mucose

mucous (adj.)

"containing or resembling slime or mucus," 1640s (replacing mucilaginous), from Latin mucosus "slimy, mucous," from mucus (see mucus). Related: mucosity.

updated on March 14, 2019

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Definitions of mucose from WordNet

mucose (adj.)
of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus;
Synonyms: mucous
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Dictionary entries near mucose

mucilaginous

muck

muck-a-muck

muckluck

muck-raker

mucose

mucous

mucus

mud

mud-bath

mudder

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