mucous

mucous is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
2. adjective. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.
3. adjective. of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus

   "mucous tissue"

   "mucous glands of the intestine"

   Synonyms: mucose

Synonyms

mucose

Common word forms

mucousness

Words from these letters

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