mucous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
    mucose.
    • mucous tissue
    • mucous glands of the intestine

WordNet

Mu"cous adjective
Etymology
L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.
Definitions
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
  2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.

Webster 1913