mucoid

[ myoo-koid ]

noun
  1. Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.

adjective
  1. Also mu·coi·dal [myoo-koid-l]. /myuˈkɔɪd l/. resembling mucus.

Origin of mucoid

1
First recorded in 1840–50; muc(in) + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for mucoid

mucoid

mucoidal

/ (ˈmjuːkɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. of the nature of or resembling mucin

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