mucor

[ myoo-ker ]

/ ˈmyu kər /

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noun

any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.

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Origin of mucor

1650–60; <New Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or-or¹

Words nearby mucor

mucoid, mucolytic, mucopolysaccharide, mucoprotein, mucopurulent, mucor, mucosa, mucous, mucous membrane, mucoviscidosis, mucro

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How to use mucor in a sentence

The mucilage surrounding endospores of Mucor, conidia of Empusa, &c., serves to gum the spore to animals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
The mash is then cooled down somewhat, diluted with sterilized water and innoculated with the mucor filaments.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
In diphtheria I developed the bacteria to the full form--the Mucor malignans.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various

A number of the specimens collected were attacked by a parasitic mucor of the genus Spinellus.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for mucor

mucor

/ (ˈmjuːkɔː) /

noun

any fungus belonging to the genus Mucor, which comprises many common moulds

Word Origin for mucor

C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould

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