I. ˈmyüˌkȯid adjective
also mu·coi·dal (ˈ)myü|kȯid ə l
Etymology: mucoid International Scientific Vocabulary muc- + -oid; mucoidal from mucoid + -al
1. : resembling mucus
2. : forming large moist sticky colonies — used of dissociated strains of bacteria; contrasted with rough and smooth
II. ˈmyüˌkȯid noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muc in + -oid
1. : any of a group of complex proteins similar to mucins or mucoproteins but occurring especially in connective tissue and in cysts : colloid II 2
2. : mucoprotein