mucolytic

[ myoo-kuh-lit-ik ]
/ ˌmyu kəˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective Biochemistry.

denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.

Origin of mucolytic

First recorded in 1935–40; muco- + -lytic

Words nearby mucolytic

mucolipidosis, mucolipidosis i, mucolipidosis ii, mucolipidosis iii, mucolipidosis iv, mucolytic, mucomembranous, mucomembranous enteritis, mucopeptide, mucoperiosteal, mucoperiosteum

Medical definitions for mucolytic

mucolytic
[ myōō′kə-lĭt′ĭk ]

adj.

Capable of dissolving, digesting, or liquefying mucus.