mucus

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• February 19. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  mucus — noun — english

  protective secretion of the mucous 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