pituite

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pituita.

Noun edit

pituite

(archaic) mucus; phlegm

References edit

“pituite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin pītuīta. Doublet of pépie.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pi.tɥit/
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Noun edit

pituite f (plural pituites)

(historical) phlegm
(medicine) mucus

Derived terms edit

pituitaire

Further reading edit

“pituite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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