mucoid

/ˈmjuːkɔɪd/

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.“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.”
  2. Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus.

noun

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