Mucus is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for MUCUS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the slimy fluid secreted by various membranes in the body, which it moistens and protects
• a slimy substance, typically not miscible with water, secreted by the mucous membranes and glands of animals for lubrication, protection, etc.
• a gummy substance found in plants; mucilage.
• slimy secretion of the mucous membranes
• A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.
• Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.
• A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants.
• protective secretion of the mucus 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
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a viscid bodily fluid

Words related to MUCUS

mucuses11 pituite9

Words that contain MUCUS

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How to use MUCUS in a sentence

• Since earthworms breathe through the skin, they perish if their skin becomes dry or the quantity of mucus diminishes.
• The breath is short, inspirations painful, and there is a rattling of mucus in chest or throat.
• They wished to be free, and their body, like that of the ancient wrestlers, was covered with a slippery oil, the oceanic mucus that becomes volatilized at the slightest pressure.
• Froth like that of soap-suds in the trachea is an indication of a vital act, and must not be mistaken for the tenacious mucus of bronchitis.
• It is not all blood, however, a considerable portion being mucus.
• An examination of the urine reveals the presence of cloudy matter appearing much like mucus, or a whitish sediment.
• They are, most frequently, simply mucus or phosphates from the bladder.
• Seminal fluid cannot be distinguished from mucus by any other than a careful microscopic examination.
• There may be, at first, only a slight discharge of mucus tinged with blood, later the normal menstrual flow will be established.
• Then an abundant flow of saliva, and of mucus within the cheeks quickly ensues.
• Snuffed up the nose, in the quantity of a grain or two, it occasions a large evacuation of mucus, and raises a plentiful spitting.
• To conclude, always observe how ephemeral and worthless human things are, and what was yesterday a little mucus, to-morrow will be a mummy or ashes.

Similar words containing MUCU without suffix s

mucuses11 muculent12

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