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Fucus vs Mucus - What's the difference?

fucus | mucus |

As nouns the difference between fucus and mucus

is that fucus is any alga of the genus Fucus while mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

fucus

English

(wikipedia fucus) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any alga of the genus Fucus .
    • ----

    mucus

    English

    (wikipedia mucus)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

    • Hyponyms

    * phlegm * rheum

    Derived terms

    * mucoid * mucoidal * mucous * mucilaginous

    Related terms

    * mucosa * mucositis