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mucoviscid

mucoviscid adjective: relating to or characterized by sticky mucus.

Adjective

mucoviscid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or characterized by sticky mucus.
    • a mucoviscid secretion

Origin of mucoviscid

From muco- + viscid.

Questions about mucoviscid

What does mucoviscid mean?
Mucoviscid means relating to or characterized by sticky mucus.
What part of speech is mucoviscid?
Mucoviscid is an adjective.

Words near mucoviscid in the dictionary

  1. mucousal
  2. mucously
  3. mucousness
  4. mucousy
  5. mucovidose
  6. mucoviscid
  7. mucoviscidose
  8. mucoviscidosis
  9. mucoviscosities
  10. mucoviscosity
  11. mucoviscous

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