释义 |
mu·coid I. \ˈmyüˌkȯid\ adjective also mu·coi·dal \(ˈ)myü|kȯidəl\ 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 mucin + -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 |