mucor

[ myoo-ker ]

/ ˈmyu kər /

noun

any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.

Origin of mucor

1650–60; <New Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or-or¹

Words nearby mucor

mucopolysaccharide, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucopolysacchariduria, mucoprotein, mucopurulent, mucor, mucormycosis, mucosa, mucosanguineous, mucosectomy, mucoserous

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Example sentences from the Web for mucor

Another very common and beautiful mould, Aspergillus glaucus (2, Fig. 22), often grows with Mucor on the top of jam.
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures|Arabella B. Buckley
Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
In diphtheria I developed the bacteria to the full form--the Mucor malignans.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various
The Aspergillus and the Penicillium differ from the Mucor in having their spores naked and not enclosed in a spore-case.
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures|Arabella B. Buckley

Other moulds are sometimes met with, parasitic upon the larger species of Mucor.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for mucor

mucor

/ (ˈmjuːkɔː) /

noun

any fungus belonging to the genus Mucor, which comprises many common moulds

Word Origin for mucor

C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould

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Medical definitions for mucor

Mucor

[ myōō′kôr ]

n.

A genus of fungi of the family Mucoraceae, several species of which are pathogenic to humans.

单词	mucor
释义	mucor [ myoo-ker ] / ˈmyu kər / noun any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter. Origin of mucor 1650–60; <New Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or-or¹ Words nearby mucor mucopolysaccharide, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucopolysacchariduria, mucoprotein, mucopurulent, mucor, mucormycosis, mucosa, mucosanguineous, mucosectomy, mucoserous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mucor Another very common and beautiful mould, Aspergillus glaucus (2, Fig. 22), often grows with Mucor on the top of jam. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures\|Arabella B. Buckley Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with. Disease in Plants\|H. Marshall Ward In diphtheria I developed the bacteria to the full form--the Mucor malignans. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883\|Various The Aspergillus and the Penicillium differ from the Mucor in having their spores naked and not enclosed in a spore-case. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures\|Arabella B. Buckley Other moulds are sometimes met with, parasitic upon the larger species of Mucor. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell British Dictionary definitions for mucor mucor / (ˈmjuːkɔː) / noun any fungus belonging to the genus Mucor, which comprises many common moulds Word Origin for mucor C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for mucor Mucor [ myōō′kôr ] n. A genus of fungi of the family Mucoraceae, several species of which are pathogenic to humans. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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