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Mucopus vs Mucous - What's the difference?

mucopus | mucous |

As a noun mucopus

is (medicine) a mixture of mucus and pus.

As an adjective mucous is

pertaining to mucus.

mucopus

English

Noun

(-)
  • (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 .

    mucous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to mucus
  • Having the qualities of mucus

    • Derived terms

    * mucousy * mucous membrane