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mucoregulatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mu-coreg-u-la-to-ry
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).

Etymology

From muco- + regulate + -ory or muco- + regulatory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more mucoregulatory (comparative) most mucoregulatory (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

mucoregulator mucolytic secretolytic mucokinetic

Questions

What does mucoregulatory mean?
Having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).
Where does mucoregulatory come from?
From muco- + regulate + -ory or muco- + regulatory.

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