adj
Meaning 1
mucoid (of or pertaining to mucus)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mucoidal
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rhymes with -ɔɪdəl
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or resembling mucus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a mucoid substance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mucoid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus English -oid Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English mucoidal From mucus + -oid + -al.