"mucous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmjuːkəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mucous.wav Forms: more mucous [comparative], most mucous [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːkəs Etymology: Naturalized from Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. By surface analysis, muc(us) + -ous = muco- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|mūcōsus}} Late Latin mūcōsus, {{der|en|la|mūcus}} Latin mūcus, {{surf|en|mucus|-ous|alt1=muc(us)}} By surface analysis, muc(us) + -ous, {{confix|en|muco|ous}} muco- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} mucous (comparative more mucous, superlative most mucous)
  1. Pertaining to mucus Translations (pertaining to mucus): слизест (slizest) (Bulgarian), lima- (Finnish), muqueux (French), nyálka- (Hungarian), ronnach (Irish), śluzowy (Polish), mucos (Romanian), сли́зистый (slízistyj) (Russian), слизови́й (slyzovýj) (Ukrainian), slimik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-mucous-en-adj-MEWENv-V Disambiguation of 'pertaining to mucus': 92 8
  2. Having the qualities of mucus Translations (having the qualities of mucus): limainen (Finnish), nyálkás (Hungarian), ronnach (Irish), mucos (Romanian), сли́зистый (slízistyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mucous-en-adj-bJcq-78d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with muco-, English terms suffixed with -ous, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with muco-: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'having the qualities of mucus': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mucoid, myxoid Derived forms: mucous acid, mucousy, mucous membrane

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "pertaining to mucus",
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      "sense": "pertaining to mucus",
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      "sense": "pertaining to mucus",
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      "sense": "pertaining to mucus",
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      "sense": "pertaining to mucus",
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      "word": "limainen"
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      "sense": "having the qualities of mucus",
      "word": "nyálkás"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of mucus",
      "word": "ronnach"
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      "sense": "having the qualities of mucus",
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