/ˈmjuːkəs/
OriginLearned borrowing from Latin mūcus.
Partly displaced Old English slīm, whence modern slime.
- uncountable, usuallyA slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
“The mucus in coryza may vary from runny to viscous.”
- abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usuallyShort for vegetable mucus
Formsmucuses(plural) · muci(plural)
Source: Wiktionary