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Mucoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various glycoproteins, especially a mucoprotein, similar to the mucins.

adj. Of, relating to, or resembling mucus.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of or pertaining to mucus; mucoidal.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Resembling mucus.

n. One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Resembling mucus or mucous tissue.

n. A viscid, glairy substance derived from connective tissue and containing a large amount of mucin.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. relating to or resembling mucus

n. any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin

Word Usage

"Most people who are aware of the need for "colon cleansing" do not realize that this layer of toxic waste called mucoid plaque can build up throughout their digestive tract from stomach to rectum."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

glycoprotein

Cross Reference

mucoid tumor

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