mucid

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adjectiveArchaic.
  1. moldy; musty.

Origin of mucid

1
1650–60; <Latin mūcidus musty, moldy, equivalent to mūc- (see mucor) + -idus-id4

Other words from mucid

  • mu·cid·ness, noun

Words Nearby mucid

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British Dictionary definitions for mucid

mucid

/ (ˈmjuːsɪd) /


adjective
  1. rare mouldy, musty, or slimy

Origin of mucid

1
C17: from Latin mūcidus, from mucēre to be mouldy

Derived forms of mucid

  • mucidity or mucidness, noun

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