mucous
Example Sentences
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The New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The US Environmental Protection Agency says methyl methacrylate is irritating to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes in humans.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
William, who Rona chirpily informs us has “a rare mucous membrane disorder,” is happy to get “lugubrious”: “Meaning extremely sad and droopy? A topic I am all too familiar with.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
The fluid consistency of milk may allow the virus to make greater contact with mucous membranes in the throat, while cheese likely provides less exposure time for infection to begin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025
At Easter high mass I was dizzied by the mucous perfume of white flowers at the celebration of rebirth.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
