like mucus, resembling mucus, mucous
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Mucoid Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Resembling mucus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutResembling mucus.
mucoid
\mu"coid\ (?), a. [mucus + -oid.] resembling mucus.
mucoid
degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus.
similar words(1)
mucoid degeneration
Noun
1. any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin
(hypernym) glycoprotein
Adjective
1. relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance"
(synonym) mucoidal
(pertainym) mucus, mucous secretion
Mucoid Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mucous connective tissue (or mucous tissue) is a type of connective tissue found during fetal development. It is composed mainly of ground substance with few cells or fibers. It can also be referred to a group of mucoproteins found in certain types of cysts, etc. resembling mucus. It is most easily found as a component of Wharton's jelly.
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