mucous
1Mucous — Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913… …
2Mucous — may refer to: The adjectival form of mucus, a slippery secretion of the lining of various membranes in the body Mucous membrane, a membrane which secretes mucus Mucous (museek client), a client to the file sharing application museekd for the peer …
3mucous — (adj.) 1640s (replacing mucilaginous), from L. mucosus slimy, mucous, from mucus (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)). Related: mucosity …
4mucous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or covered with mucus …
5mucous — [myo͞o′kəs] adj. [L mucosus, slimy < mucus,MUCUS] 1. of, containing, or secreting mucus 2. like mucus or covered with or as with mucus; slimy mucosity [myo͞o′käs′ə tē] n …
6Mucous — Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. Mucus without an o is the Latin noun for a slimy semifluid discharge from the nose. Mucous with an o is the corresponding adjective. * * * Relating to mucus or …
7mucous — mucus, mucous Mucus is the noun for a slimy substance secreted by a gland, and mucous is the corresponding adjective (as in mucous membrane) …
8mucous — mucosity /myooh kos i tee/, n. /myooh keuhs/, adj. 1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus. 2. containing or secreting mucus. [1640 50; < L mucosus slimy, mucous, equiv. to muc(us) snot (see MUCUS) + osus OUS] * * * …
9mucous — adj. Mucous is used with these nouns: ↑membrane …
10mucous — , mucus, mucosa The first is the adjectival form, the second the noun form. Thus, mucus is the substance secreted by the mucous membranes. A more formal name for the latter is mucosa …
