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MUCOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mucose mean?
• MUCOSE (adjective)
The adjective MUCOSE has 1 sense:
1. of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
Familiarity information: MUCOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
mucose; mucous
Context example:
mucous glands of the intestine
Pertainym:
mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)
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