Etymology

mucoid

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Today it means: Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus. Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Mucoïd
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mucoid · adjective1

By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.

mucoid · noun2

  1. German · derived fromMucoïd
  2. English todaymucoid

From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

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