mucociliary
adjective
mucociliary is spelled M-U-C-O-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mucociliary means “Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mucociliary?
| Letters | 11: M-U-C-O-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mucociliary?
Mucociliary appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does mucociliary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mucociliary come from?
From muco- + ciliary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).