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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
mu-ci-nous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mucin + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

nonmucinous

Questions

What does mucinous mean?
Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.
Where does mucinous come from?
From mucin + -ous.

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