adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Connected with the formation of mucin or mucus.

   "The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell."

2. 2
   resembling mucin

Synonyms

All synonyms

blennogenousblennogenousmuciparousmuciparous

Example

More examples

"The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell."

Etymology

From muci- + -genous.

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