mucolytic

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adjective

Serving to dissolve mucus.

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Meanings

adjectivemucolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableServing to dissolve mucus.
nounmucolytic (plural mucolytics)

plural mucolytics

  1. A mucolytic agent.

Origin

From muco- + -lytic or mucolysis + -ic.

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Translations

German schleimlösend
  • schleimlösendserving to dissolve mucus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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