Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mucous
IPA transcription: [mj'ukəs]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mucous, mucose
    Meaning: of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine"
Usage examples
  • Now mucous secretions surcharged the tongue, and took away the power of speech; now the sick one spoke, but in speaking had a foresight of death.
  • Harsh, dry, yellow skin, purpuric spots with ecchymoses under the skin and mucous membranes, retention or suppression of urine, delirium, convulsions, coma, and death.