Mucoid /(?)/

Mu·coid

Mucoid

a.
  1. Resembling mucus.

Phrases & Compounds

Mucoid degeneration
a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus.

Mucoid

n.
  1. One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter. (Physiol. Chem.)