mucous

English

Etymology

Naturalized from Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. By surface analysis, muc(us) +‎ -ous = muco- +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːkəs/

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• Rhymes: -uːkəs
• Hyphenation: mu‧cous
• Homophone: mucus

Adjective

mucous (comparative more mucous, superlative most mucous)

1. Pertaining to mucus.

   Synonym: mucal

   Coordinate terms: mucoid, myxoid

2. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

   Synonyms: mucal, mucoid, myxoid

Usage notes

Do not confuse mucous (adjective) with mucus (noun).

Derived terms

• mucous acid
• mucousy
• mucous membrane

Related terms

• mucosal (not to be confused)

 

Translations

pertaining to mucus

• Bulgarian: слизест (slizest)
• Finnish: lima- (fi)
• French: muqueux (fr)
• Hungarian: nyálka- (hu)
• Irish: ronnach (ga)
• Ottoman Turkish: سوموكلو (sümüklü)
• Polish: śluzowy (pl)
• Romanian: mucos (ro)
• Russian: сли́зистый (ru) (slízistyj)
• Ukrainian: слизови́й (slyzovýj)
• Volapük: slimik (vo)

having the qualities of mucus

• Finnish: limainen (fi)
• Hungarian: nyálkás (hu)
• Irish: ronnach (ga)
• Ottoman Turkish: سوموكلو (sümüklü)
• Romanian: mucos (ro)
• Russian: сли́зистый (ru) (slízistyj)