Definitions

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  • adjective Mucous, mucosal: of or pertaining to mucus or the production thereof.

Etymologies

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From mucus +ā€Ž -al.

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Examples

  • I called the Philadelphia police and they came over to our office and took mucal swabs, which are the DNA samples, from both my client and from the child.

    CNN Transcript Mar 3, 2004 2004

  • Out of professional curiosity he held one of the bottles up to the light and inspected it for the tell-tale mucal streaks that indicate urethral infections.

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

  • He examined the little xirri in front of him as best he could by touch and sight, making assumptions about its body chemistry based on such slight evidence as the condition of its mucal membranes, the color of its blood.

    ARMAGEDDON SKY L. A. GRAF 1997

  • 'Vurt', by Jeff Noon, nudging 'Pollen', out of the way, whose deceptively simple title gives a hint at the extreme descriptions of mucal explosions in store.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • For the first-time user Iā€™d recommend just the tiniest pinch, because it does tend to attack the mucal tissue, somewhat.

    Snuff is enough 2007

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