mucous

Meanings

Adjective

of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
- "mucous tissue"
- "mucous glands of the intestine"

Adj

Pertaining to mucus.
Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

Origin / Etymology

Naturalized from Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. By surface analysis, muc(us) + -ous = muco- + -ous.

Synonyms

mucal, mucoid, mucose, myxoid

Scrabble Score: 10

mucous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mucous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mucous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

mucous is a valid Words With Friends word