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[Mucus + L. parere to produce.]
(Physiol.) Secreting, or producing, mucus or
mucin.

Mu"ci*vore (mū"s&ibreve;*vōr),
n. [L. mucus slime, mucus + vorare to
devour.] (Zoöl.) An insect which feeds on mucus, or
the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe
Mucivora.

Muck (mŭk), abbreviation of
Amuck.

To run a muck. See Amuck.

Muck, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D.
mög. Cf. Midden.] 1. Dung in
a moist state; manure. Bacon.

2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found
in low, damp places and swamps.

3. Anything filthy or vile.
Spenser.

4. Money; -- in contempt.

The fatal muck we quarreled for.

Beau. & Fl.

Muck bar, bar iron which has been through
the rolls only once. -- Muck iron, crude
puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers.

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