'Mucoid' definitions:
Definition of 'mucoid'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance" [syn: mucoid, mucoidal]
noun
Any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin
Definition of 'Mucoid'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Mucoid'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]