"containing or resembling slime or mucus," 1640s (replacing mucilaginous), from Latin mucosus "slimy, mucous," from mucus (see mucus). Related: mucosity.
mucous glands of the intestine
mucous tissue
muck
muck-a-muck
muckluck
muck-raker
mucose
mucous
mucus
mud
mud-bath
mudder
muddle
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