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Mucous
Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. 'Mucus' without an 'o' is the Latin noun for 'a slimy semifluid discharge from the nose.' 'Mucous' with an 'o' is the corresponding adjective.
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- Kilobase Unit of length of DNA equal to 1000 nucleotide bases