mucopus

English

Etymology

muco- +‎ pus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːkəʊpʌs/

Noun

mucopus (uncountable)

1. (medicine) a mixture of mucus and pus
   • 1934, Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

     A Saturday afternoon and a ‘misfire’ books in my hands. Everything swimming in a divine mucopus.

Translations

mixture of mucus and pus

• Italian: mucopus (it) m
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Italian

Noun

mucopus m (uncountable)

1. mucopus

Related terms

• muco
• pus