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muciferous

[ myoo-sif-er-uh s ]
/ myuˈsɪf ər əs /

adjective

secreting or containing mucus.

Words nearby muciferous

mucho, muci-, mucic, mucic acid, mucid, muciferous, muciform, mucigel, mucigen, mucilage, mucilaginous
Also mu·cig·en·ous [myoo-sij-uh-nuh s] /myuˈsɪdʒ ə nəs/, muciparous.

Origin of muciferous

First recorded in 1835–45; muc- + -i- + -ferous
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medical definitions for muciferous

muciferous
[ myōō-sĭf′ər-əs ]

adj.

Muciparous.
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