mucoid

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/

Etymology 1

From mucus +‎ -oid. Compare myxoid.

Adjective

mucoid (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to or resembling mucus; mucous. [from 19th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     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.

Derived terms

• hypermucoid

Synonyms

• mucous
• myxoid

Etymology 2

From muco- +‎ -oid, after German Mucoïd.

Noun

mucoid (plural mucoids)

1. Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.

Anagrams

• Micoud