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mucolytic

[myoo-kuh-lit-ik]

adjective

Biochemistry.

  1. denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mucolytic1

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

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mucoidmucopolysaccharide

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