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单词 mucoid
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mucoid


mu·coid

M0462600 (myo͞o′koid′)n. Any of various glycoproteins, especially a mucoprotein, similar to the mucins.adj. Of, relating to, or resembling mucus.

mucoid

(ˈmjuːkɔɪd) or

mucoidal

adj (Biochemistry) of the nature of or resembling mucin

mu•coid

(ˈmyu kɔɪd)

n. 1. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc. adj. 2. Also, mu•coi′dal. resembling mucus. [1840–50]
Thesaurus
Noun1.mucoid - any of several glycoproteins similar to mucinmucoid - any of several glycoproteins similar to mucinglycoprotein - a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
Adj.1.mucoid - relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance"mucoidal
Translations

Mucoid


mucoid

[′myü‚kȯid] (biochemistry) Any of various glycoproteins, similar to mucins but differing in solubilities and precipitation properties and found in cartilage, in the crystalline lens, and in white of egg. Resembling mucus. (microbiology) Pertaining to large colonies of bacteria characterized by being moist and sticky.

Mucoid

 

an obsolete term applied to carbohydrate-protein compounds present in a variety of biological matter, such as egg white, cornea, cartilage, vitelline membranes of amphibian and invertebrate eggs, synovia of the joints, secretions of the salivary glands, ovarian cysts, and blood plasma. In view of their chemical structure, it has been suggested that mucoids be called mucopolysaccharides or glycoproteins.

mucoid


mucoid

 [mu´koid] 1. resembling mucus.2. resembling mucus; called also myxoid.3. a mucus-like conjugated protein of animal origin, differing from mucin in solubility.

mu·coid

(myū'koyd), 1. General term for a mucin, mucoprotein, or glycoprotein. Synonym(s): mucinoid (1) 2. Synonym(s): muciform3. Synonym(s): mucinous [mucus + G. eidos, appearance]

mucoid

(myo͞o′koid′)n. Any of various glycoproteins, especially a mucoprotein, similar to the mucins.adj. Of, relating to, or resembling mucus.

mu·coid

(myū'koyd) 1. General term for a mucin, mucoprotein, or glycoprotein.
Synonym(s): mucinoid (1) .
2. Synonym(s): muciform. 3. Synonym(s): mucinous. [mucus + G. eidos, appearance]

mucoid


Related to mucoid: mucoid cyst
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Synonyms for mucoid

noun any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin

Related Words

  • glycoprotein

adj relating to or resembling mucus

Synonyms

  • mucoidal
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