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mucoid

[ myoo-koid ]

noun

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


adjective

  1. Also ³¾³Ü·³¦´Ç¾±Â·»å²¹±ô [] resembling mucus.

mucoid

/ ˈ³¾Âá³ÜË°ìɔɪ»å /

adjective

  1. of the nature of or resembling mucin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mucoid1

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

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The soft bodies of the abyssal class are made of mucoid and gelatinous materials — somewhat like jellyfish, only stranger.

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He supports this assertion not with published research, but by telling Goop’s readers to “Google mucoid plaqueâ€.

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So it does—of strength and the healthy mucoid secretion of the intestine, without which natural functions cannot be properly performed.

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Catarrhal conjunctivitis, which is characterized by an increased mucoid secretion accompanying the hyperaemia, is usually bilateral and may be either acute or chronic.

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“Most people were expecting us to say that all the strains were mucoid, but we found that’s only a proportion of strains,†Whiteley says.

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