Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucigenous

/mjuːˈsɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-cige-nous
IPA: /mjuːˈsɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Connected with the formation of mucin or mucus.

adj

resembling mucin

Example Sentences

"The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell."

Etymology

From muci- + -genous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: muci
Suffix: genous

Inflected Forms

more mucigenous (comparative) most mucigenous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

mucigen

Questions

How do you pronounce mucigenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /mjuːˈsɪd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does mucigenous mean?: Connected with the formation of mucin or mucus.
Where does mucigenous come from?: From muci- + -genous.

How to pronounce mucigenous

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