mucoadhesive

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adjective

That adheres to a mucous membrane.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivemucoadhesive (comparative more mucoadhesive, superlative most mucoadhesive)

comparative more mucoadhesive · superlative most mucoadhesive

  1. especiallymedicineThat adheres to a mucous membrane.
nounmucoadhesive (plural mucoadhesives)

plural mucoadhesives

  1. medicineAny drug that adheres to a mucous membrane

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mucoadherent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Latinhaereō
  10. Latinadhaereō
  11. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  12. Frenchadhésif
  13. Englishadhesive
  14. Englishmucoadhesive

From muco- + adhesive.

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APA

mucoadhesive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoadhesive

MLA

“mucoadhesive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoadhesive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucoadhesive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoadhesive.

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