mucoid
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.
Adjective
[edit]mucoid (not comparable)
- Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus. [from 19th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- The virgin is released from the mucoid swamp by a water-nymph from under “the glassy cool, translucent wave,” an Apollonian realm of purity, clarity, and vision.
- Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus.
- Synonyms: myxoid, mucous, mucal
- Hyponym: hypermucoid
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- mucosal (not to be confused)
Etymology 2
[edit]From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.
Noun
[edit]mucoid (plural mucoids)
- Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mucoid m or n (feminine singular mucoidă, masculine plural mucoizi, feminine and neuter plural mucoide)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | mucoid | mucoidă | mucoizi | mucoide | |||
| definite | mucoidul | mucoida | mucoizii | mucoidele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | mucoid | mucoide | mucoizi | mucoide | |||
| definite | mucoidului | mucoidei | mucoizilor | mucoidelor | ||||
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