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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or resembling mucus;
- Example: "a mucoid substance"
[syn: mucoid, mucoidal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mucoid \Mu"coid\, a. [Mucus + -oid.] Resembling mucus. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] Mucoid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. --Quain. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mucoid \Mu"coid\, n. [Mucin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mucoid adj 1: relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance" [syn: mucoid, mucoidal] n 1: any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin