mucoid
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/ˈmjuːkɔɪd/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Pertaining to or resembling mucus; mucous.
noun
- Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
Related words
Synonyms
mucousmyxoidmucilaginousmuciformmucuslikemucusymucousymucinoidmucussymucinlikemuciferousmucopurulentmucidsemimucousmucopurulantmoist