mucoid

[ myoo-koid ]

noun

1. Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.

adjective

1. Also mu·coi·dal [] resembling mucus.

mucoid

/ ˈmjuːkɔɪd /

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling mucin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucoid¹

First recorded in 1840–50; muc(in) + -oid