/'mju:kəs; `mjukəs/
n [U] sticky slimy substance produced by the mucous membrane; any similar slimy substance （黏膜分泌的）黏液; 类似黏液的物质
*a nose blocked with mucus 黏液堵塞的鼻子
* a trail of mucus left by a snail or slug 蜗牛或蛞蝓留下的黏液痕迹.

n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Lati]
a thick liquid produced in parts of your body such as your nose
>mucousadj [only before noun]