Assertion: mucus | /r/CapableOf | help dust
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text: For instance, mucus in the nose helps trap irritants, such as dust and smoke, which prevents the irritants from entering the lungs.
text: Mucus in the nose helps to trap dust, bacteria, and other small inhaled particles.
text: Mucus - also known as sputum - is a thick, wet and sticky substance produced by mucous membranes in the nose and sinuses that moistens your lungs, throat, mouth, nose, and sinuses, and helps trap allergens (such as dust or pollen), bacteria and viruses and destroy them with antibodies or enzymes before they cause an infection or allergy reaction.