Mucoid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mucoid
       adj : relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance" [syn:
             {mucoidal}]
       n : any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin