Found 2 items, similar to Mucoid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mucoid mucoid n : any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin mucoid adj : relating to or resembling mucus; “a mucoid substance” [syn: mucoidal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mucoid Mucoid \Mu"coid\, n. [Mucin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mucoid \Mu"coid\, a. [Mucus + -oid.] Resembling mucus. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] Mucoid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. --Quain. [1913 Webster]