mucoid

Pronunciation:		'myookoyd
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Matching Terms:		mucoidal
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin [adj] relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance"

	Synonyms:	mucoidal

	See Also:	glycoprotein

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mu"coid\, a. [Mucus + -oid.] Resembling mucus. --Dunglison. {Mucoid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. --Quain.