mucus
noun
- slippery secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːkəs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus Learned borrowing from Latin mūcus. Partly displaced Old English slīm, whence modern slime.
- A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
“The mucus in coryza may vary from runny to viscous.”
- Short for vegetable mucus