mucoid

M3U1C3O1I1D2
UK/ˈmjuːkɔɪd/

adjective

Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

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myxoidmucousmucalmucoidal
OriginGerman Mucoïd →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

mucoid1

adjectivemucoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.First known use 19th c.

    The virgin is released from the mucoid swamp by a water-nymph from under “the glassy cool, translucent wave,” an Apollonian realm of purity, clarity, and vision.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

    Synonyms: myxoid

  2. not comparablePertaining to, containing, or being mucus.

    Synonyms: myxoid, mucous, mucal

mucoid2

nounmucoid (plural mucoids)

plural mucoids

  1. Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.

Similar
myxoid

adjectivePertaining to, containing, or being mucus.

Similar
myxoidmucousmucal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or resembling mucus

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mucoidal
Also see
mucoidalmucousmyxoid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

mucoid · adjective

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

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mucoid · noun

  1. GermanMucoïd
  2. Englishmucoid

From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Micoud
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APA

mucoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoid

MLA

“mucoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoid.

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