Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mu-colyt-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to dissolve mucus.

noun

A mucolytic agent.

Etymology

From muco- + -lytic or mucolysis + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mucolytics (plural)

Derived Forms

mucolytically

Frequently Paired Words

mucoinert mucolysis secretolytic mucokinetic mucoregulator

Questions

What does mucolytic mean?
Serving to dissolve mucus.
Where does mucolytic come from?
From muco- + -lytic or mucolysis + -ic.

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