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mucoadhesive

mucoadhesive adjective: that adheres to a mucous membrane.

Adjective

mucoadhesive (comparative more mucoadhesive, superlative most mucoadhesive)

  1. (especially) That adheres to a mucous membrane.

Noun

mucoadhesive (plural mucoadhesives)

  1. Any drug that adheres to a mucous membrane

Forms of mucoadhesive

Adjective
comparativemore mucoadhesive
superlativemost mucoadhesive
Noun
pluralmucoadhesives

Origin of mucoadhesive

From muco- + adhesive.

Words formed from mucoadhesive

Questions about mucoadhesive

What does mucoadhesive mean?
Mucoadhesive means that adheres to a mucous membrane.
What part of speech is mucoadhesive?
Mucoadhesive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mucoadhesive in the dictionary

  1. muco-
  2. muco-series
  3. mucoactive
  4. mucoadherent
  5. mucoadhesion
  6. mucoadhesive
  7. mucoadhesiveness
  8. mucoadhesives
  9. mucoadhesivity
  10. mucoaqueous
  11. mucobloody

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