Wednesday, May 6, 2015

mucus/mucous: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Wednesday, May 6, 2015

mucus/mucous 
 Mucous membranes secrete mucus. “Mucus” is the noun and “mucous” is the adjective. It’s not only snotty biologists who insist on distinguishing between these two words.

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