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mucolytic

American

[myoo-kuh-lit-ik] / ˌmyu kəˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective

Biochemistry.

denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.

Etymology

Origin of mucolytic

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

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