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Mucus

🔄 Synonyms of "Mucus"

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Word	Definition
mucous secretionnoun	protective secretion of the mucous 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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mucus"

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Word	Definition
mucous secretionnoun	protective secretion of the mucous 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
mucous	Pertaining to mucus.
mucosanoun	(anatomy) Synonym of mucous membrane.
phlegmnoun	Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
slimenoun	Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
liningnoun	A covering for the inside surface of something.
secretingverb	Being or kept hidden.
sputumnoun	(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
catarrhnoun	(loosely, metonymic) Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
nasal dischargenoun	(formal) mucus discharged from the nose
snotnoun	(informal, uncountable, sometimes slightly vulgar) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
oozenoun	(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak.
gunknoun	(uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
droolnoun	(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
goopnoun	(informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
mucilagenoun	A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.
rheumnoun	(uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
secretionnoun	(countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
exudatenoun	A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
goonoun	(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.