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    MUCOSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucusplay

    Example:

    mucous glands of the intestine

    Synonyms:

    mucose; mucous

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    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    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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