- mucific
- \\-fik\ adjective
Etymology: muc- + -fic: secreting mucus
a mucific gland
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mucific, a. Phys. and Path.(mjuːˈsɪfɪk)[f. L. mūc-us + -fic.]Producing mucus.1833–55 in Dunglison Med. Lex.
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Mucific — Mu*cif ic, a. [Mucus + L. ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. (Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mucific — adj. [L. mucus, mucus; facere, to make] Pertains to mucus secreting … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mucific — mu·cif·ic … English syllables
snotty — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, clannish, cliquish, condescending, contemptuous, contumelious, disdainful, exclusive, haughty, high hat, muciferous, mucific, mucinous, mucoid, mucous, muculent, patronizing, pituitous, priggish, scornful,… … Moby Thesaurus
muciferous — a. a. secreting or stimulating secretion of mucus. ♦ mucific, ♦ mucigenous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
muc- — combining form or muci or muco Etymology: Latin muc , from mucus nasal mucus more at mucus 1. : mucus … Useful english dictionary
mucification — ˌmyüsəfə̇ˈkāshən noun ( s) Etymology: mucific + ation : acquisition by epithelial cells of the capacity to form and secrete mucus … Useful english dictionary
