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mucolytic

[ myoo-kuh-lit-ik ]
/ ˌmyu kəˈlɪt ɪk /
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adjective Biochemistry.
denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.
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Origin of mucolytic

First recorded in 1935–40; muco- + -lytic

Words nearby mucolytic

mucolipidosis, mucolipidosis I, mucolipidosis II, mucolipidosis III, mucolipidosis IV, mucolytic, mucomembranous, mucomembranous enteritis, mucopeptide, mucoperiosteal, mucoperiosteum
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Medical definitions for mucolytic

mucolytic
[ myōō′kə-lĭt′ĭk ]
adj.
Capable of dissolving, digesting, or liquefying mucus.
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