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Mucoid

//ˈmjuːkɔɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus. not-comparable

    "The virgin is released from the mucoid swamp by a water-nymph from under “the glassy cool, translucent wave,” an Apollonian realm of purity, clarity, and vision."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or resembling mucus wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
  2. 2
    any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.

Etymology 2

From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.

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