- blennogenous
- Something which produces mucus
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
blennogenous
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Blennogenous — Blen*nog e*nous, a. [Gr. ? mucus + genous.] Generating mucus. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blennogenous — SYN: muciparous. * * * blen·nog·e·nous (blen ojґə nəs) muciparous … Medical dictionary
muciparous — Producing or secreting mucus. SYN: blennogenic, blennogenous, mucid, muciferous, mucigenous, mucilaginous (2). [mucin + L. pario, to bring forth, bear] * * * mu·cip·a·rous myü sip ə rəs adj secreting mucus <muciparous cells> * * * … Medical dictionary
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
blennoid — a. like mucus. ♦ blennogenic,blennogenous, a. generating mucus. ♦ blennorrhoea, n. mucus discharge. ♦ blennorrhoeal, a … Dictionary of difficult words
