Much"ness, n. Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.]

The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth.

W. Whately.

Much of a muchness, much the same. [Colloq.] "Men's men; gentle or

simple, they're much of a muchness." G. Eliot.

Much"what` (?), adv. Nearly; almost; much. [Obs.] "Muchwhat after the

same manner." Glanvill.

Mu"cic (?), a. [L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,

or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an

acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white

crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.

Mu"cid (?), a. [L. mucidus, fr. L. mucus mucus. See Mucus, and cf.

Moist.] Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous. -- Mu"cid*ness, n.

Mu*cif"ic (?), a. [Mucus + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] 1.

(Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous.

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