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mucous

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.

2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. Mucous membrane.

(Science: anatomy) A form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumours called myxomata.

Origin: L. Mucosus, fr. Mucus mucus.


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Skin, mucous, bacteriophages are helping. You can use those as keywords to start searching I did say skin and mucus. Was not sure if it was mucus or mucous... Technically though mucous should not count as it is in the body and ...

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