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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Hairspray

2004-11-17 by Thomas

<<the slimy protective secretions of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin.  [c17:from Latin: nasal secretion; compare mungere to blow the nose; related to Greek muxa mucus,mukter nose]>>

next time I have the Flu I'll give the paper a coating of that stuff !!! hehehehe
appologies for my sick Humour ...
Thomas


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Newman 
  To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Hairspray


  From my Collins English dictionary - Australian edition - 1979

  mu+ci+lage  ('mju;silidz)  n  1.  a sticky preparation, such as gum or glue, used as an adhesive.  2.  a complex glutinous carbohydrate secreted by certain plants.  [C14: via Old French; from Late Latin mucilago mouldy juice; see mucid]

  mu+cid  ('mjusid)  adj.  rare, mouldy, musty, or slimy.  [C17; from Latin mucidus, from mucere to be mouldy]

  mu+cus  ('mju:kas)  n.  the slimy protective secretions of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin.  [c17:from Latin: nasal secretion; compare mungere to blow the nose; related to Greek muxa mucus,mukter nose]



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