pituitous
/pɪˈtjuːɪtəs/ /pɪˈtʃuːɪtəs/Now rare
adjective
Of, relating to, or of the nature of mucus or phlegm; (of a disease, etc.) characterized or caused by excess of mucus or phlegm (now historical ).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Banister (1532/3–?1610), surgeon. From classical Latin pītuītōsus; compare -ous.
- multistep
- multistorey
- multistrand
- multistranded
- multistratal
- multistratified
- multistriate
- multi-strike
- multisubunit
- multisulcate
- multisyllabic
- multisyllable
- multisynaptic
- Multisync
- multi-sync
- multisystem
- multitalented
- multi-taped
- multitask
- multitasker
- multiterminal
- multi-tester
- multithread
- multithreaded
- multithreading