mucolytic
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mu·co·lyt·ic
(myū'kə-lĭt'ĭk) 
adj.
Breaking down or hydrolyzing mucus or mucopolysaccharides.
adj.
Breaking down or hydrolyzing mucus or mucopolysaccharides.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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mu·co·lyt·ic
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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mucolytic
having the ability to disrupt mucus.
| mucolipidosis, mucolipid, mucoid | |
| muconate, muconolactone Δ-isomerase, mucopeptide |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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mucolytic
1. destroying or dissolving mucus.
2. an agent that so acts.
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