Mucus
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English
Noun
Mucus (uncountable)- (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
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Thesaurus
albumen, antifriction, autacoid, batter, bile, black lead, bonnyclabber, butter, carrion, chalone, chyle, clabber, colostrum, cornstarch, corruption, cream, curd, dandruff, decay, digestive secretion, discharge, dough, egg white, endocrine, excrement, filth, foul matter, furfur, gall, gangrene, gastric juice, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, gleet, glop, glue, gluten, glycerin, goo, gook, goop, graphite, gruel, gumbo, gunk, hormone, humor, ichor, intestinal juice, jam, jell, jelly, lachryma, lactation, leukorrhea, loblolly, lubricant, lubricating oil, lubricator, lymph, matter, mess, milk, molasses, mucilage, muck, mucor, obscenity, ordure, pancreatic juice, pap, paste, peccant humor, phlegm, plumbago, porridge, prostatic fluid, pudding, pulp, puree, purulence, pus, putrid matter, putty, rheum, rob, rot, saliva, salivary secretion, sanies, scurf, scuz, semen, semifluid, semiliquid, serous fluid, serum, silicone, size, slime, smut, snot, sordes, soup, sperm, starch, sticky mess, suppuration, sweat, syrup, tear, teardrop, tears, the whites, thyroxin, treacle, urine, wax
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūcus.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation
mu·cus
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French
Noun
Mucus m. (usually uncountable)
- (physiology) mucus
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mykys/
Latin
Noun
mūcus (genitive mūcī); m, second declension
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- "slimy, slippery". Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης "mushroom".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈmuː.kus/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmu.kus/
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūcus | mūcī |
| genitive | mūcī | mūcōrum |
| dative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| accusative | mūcum | mūcōs |
| ablative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| vocative | mūce | mūcī |
