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adj
Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: myxoid
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: myxoid, mucous, mucal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to or resembling mucus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mucoidal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glycoprotein
History
By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.
From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.
