Associations to the word «Mucoid»

Wiktionary

MUCOID, adjective. Of or pertaining to mucus; mucoidal.
MUCOID, noun. Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.

Dictionary definition

MUCOID, noun. Any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin.
MUCOID, adjective. Relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance".

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery