mucus

About 2.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

   The mucus in coryza may vary from runny to viscous.

2. noun Short for vegetable mucus

Similar words

mucous secretion mucous mucosa phlegm slime lining secreting sputum catarrh nasal discharge

Often followed by

and in is from or secretion production of that

Word family

mucuses