mucus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
Types & categories
- secretion hypernym
- sputum hyponym
- snot hyponym
- booger hyponym
- leukorrhea hyponym
Parts & wholes
- mucin substance meronym
Related & opposite
- mucous derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mucous |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | mucin |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | secretion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sputum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | booger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leukorrhea |