mucous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

The teeth are in excellent repair and there is some pallor of the oral mucous membrane. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission
It is supposed that this forms a coating over the mucous membrane, and thus defeats the action of the poison. — The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes) Marcy
The mucous membranes of his throat were as dry and as full of dust as the entrails of a carpet sweeper. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train

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