mucedinous

[ myoo-sed-n-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or resembling mold or mildew.

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Word History and Origins

1855–60; < New Latin ��ū��ŧ�徱��- (stem of ��ū��ŧ��ō mucus; used in name of family of mold fungi; equivalent to ��ū�� ( ŧ�� ) to be moldy + -ŧ��ō feminine noun suffix) + -ous

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See under letter M. Mucedinous, mū-sed′i-nus, adj. like mould or mildew.

From

muc-much

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