Mucous is valid Scrabble Word

Is mucous a scrabble word?
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6 letters word
10 points in Scrabble
14 points in WWF

Definitions for MUCOUS in dictionary:

ADJECTIVE:

containing mucus, also MUCOSE
relating to, producing, covered with, or of the nature of mucus.
of, resembling, or secreting mucus
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.
of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

secreting or containing mucus

Words related to MUCOUS

mucose10 mucosity15

Words that contain MUCOUS

submucous15

How to use MUCOUS in a sentence

The situation and character of thrush show at once that the cause is some irritation of the mucous membrane, and can proceed only from the nature and quality of the food.
The fever gets less, inflammation decreases in the mucous passages, and appetite is restored as one of the first signs of returning health.
Sometimes, as already said, a little blood will be found in the dejection, owing to congestion of the mucous membrane from liver obstruction.
Smoking induces dryness of the mucous membrane of the mouth and consequent thirst.
During the next four or five days it becomes of a dirty green colour, and in a few days more of a yellowish, milky, mucous character, continuing for two to three weeks.
The gastro-intestinal mucous membrane is bright red in colour, owing to the presence of cyanmethaemoglobin.
This work is performed by the lungs, liver, kidneys, skin, and mucous membrane.
Either excessive dryness or excessive moisture is a strain on the mucous membrane, which is the directly diseased organ in the case of a cold.
If water were drawn from such a stomach, it would be more or less tainted with half-digested food, besides which, when drunk, it would be rapidly absorbed by the mucous surfaces.
In the second stage, which lasts for a number of weeks, the mucous patches in the mouth are a source of danger.

The whole larynx is lined with mucous membrane, that covering the true vocal bands being very thin.
These two main cavities are separated from each other by the hard palate, which is a bony floor, covered with mucous membrane, as are all the parts of the resonance-chambers.
It also promotes perspiration, and stimulates the bronchial mucous membrane.
Lehfeldt and Muller hold that falsetto is produced by the vibrations of the inner edges or mucous covering of the vocal cords, the body of the cords being relaxed.
The nose records the chemical touch of the gases or fine particles of material which touch its mucous membrane.
Colds are often taken in this same way, from the exposed mucous surfaces of the nose and throat being subjected first to a chill, then to heat.
It produces most serious irritation of the bronchial tubes and mucous membrane of the nasal cavities, the effects of which are persistent for quite a fortnight.
The worms which inhabit the intestines have a sharp biting mouth by which they fasten themselves to the mucous membrane and devour the blood.
Hot water, not too hot to cause congestion of the mucous membrane, is one of the best drinks.

Similar words containing MUCOU without suffix s

submucous15

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