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MUCOID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mucoid" is a kind of...):

glycoprotein (a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component)

Derivation:

mucoid (relating to or resembling mucus)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or resembling mucus

Example:

a mucoid substance

Synonyms:

mucoid; mucoidal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)

Derivation:

mucoid (any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin)

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 Context examples: 

The presence of abundant mucoid or gelatinous, cellular or acellular material in the pelvis and abdominal cavity (pseudomyxoma peritonei) that is associated with the presence of an ovarian mucinous cystic tumor.

(Ovarian Mucinous Cystic Tumor Associated with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, NCI Thesaurus)