mucus

US: /ˈmjukəs/
UK: /mjˈuːkəs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


mucus /'mju:kəs/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] a thick liquid that is produced in parts of the body, such as the nose, by a mucous membrane: a handkerchief stained with blood and mucus + The frog's eggs are surrounded by a coating of jelly-like mucus.
mucous adjective: mucous glands

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

copious, excess | cervical, nasal | sticky, stringy, thick, thin

VERB + MUCUS

produce, secrete

MUCUS + NOUN

discharge, production, secretion