mucigenous

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/mjuːˈsɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

adjective

Connected with the formation of mucin or mucus.

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Meanings

adjectivemucigenous (comparative more mucigenous, superlative most mucigenous)

comparative more mucigenous · superlative most mucigenous

  1. medicineConnected with the formation of mucin or mucus.

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

    1876, Michael Foster, A Textbook of Physiology
  2. resembling mucin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blennogenousmuciparous

Origin

From muci- + -genous.

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Cite this entry
APA

mucigenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucigenous

MLA

“mucigenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucigenous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucigenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucigenous.

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