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mucoid en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
   • 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. 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus.

Coordinates

mucal · mucous

Deriveds

mucoid plaque · nonmucoid · chondromucoid · hypermucoid · ovomucoid

Relateds

mucosal

Synonyms

myxoid · mucal · myxoid · mucous

mucoid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/ (UK)

Etymology

From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.

Meanings

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

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