mucocyte

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noun

A mucus cell

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Meanings

nounmucocyte (plural mucocytes)

plural mucocytes

  1. biologyA mucus cell

Origin

From muco- + -cyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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