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muco-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
mu-co-
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

mucus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from mucus; more at mucus § Etymology.

Phrases

mucoso-

Frequently Paired Words

mucoso-

Synonyms

blenno- myx- myxo-

Questions

What does muco- mean?
mucus.
Where does muco- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from mucus; more at mucus § Etymology.

How to pronounce muco-

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