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mucoid

UK/ˈmjuːkɔɪd/

mucoid adjective: having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

Adjective

mucoid (not comparable)

  1. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
    • 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.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
    Synonyms:
    myxoid
  2. Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus.
    Synonyms:
    myxoid, mucous, mucal

Noun

mucoid (plural mucoids)

  1. Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.

mucoid meaning in Tamil

mucoid in Tamil

சீதமனைய

Synonyms of mucoid

Forms of mucoid

pluralmucoids

Origin of mucoid

By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.

From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.

Words formed from mucoid

Questions about mucoid

What does mucoid mean?
Mucoid means having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
What is mucoid in Tamil?
Mucoid in Tamil is சீதமனைய. See Mucoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucoid?
Mucoid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce mucoid?
Mucoid is pronounced /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/ (UK).

Words near mucoid in the dictionary

  1. mucogingivitis
  2. mucoglycoprotein
  3. mucoglycoproteins
  4. mucohaemorrhagic
  5. mucohemorrhagic
  6. mucoid
  7. mucoid plaque
  8. mucoidal
  9. mucoidity
  10. mucoids
  11. mucoidy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mucoid (page history and authors); mucoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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