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Mucoid

Definition: Mucoid

Mucoid

Adjective

1. Relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance".

Noun

1. Any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Mucoid

Synonym: mucoidal (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Mucoid

English words defined with "mucoid": meconium, mucoidal. (references)
Specialty definitions using "mucoid": blennorrhoeaGlycoproteinsMucinosesPulmonary Surfactants. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Mucoid

"Mucoid" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "Mucoid" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)90%9117,287
Noun (singular)10%1339,140
                    Total100.00%10N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Mucoid

Expression using "mucoid": mucoid degeneration. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Mucoid

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

mucoid plaque

21

mucoid plaque removal

3

cyst mucoid

3

mucoid

3

mucoid placque

3

cleanse mucoid plaque

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Mucoid

Language Translations for "mucoid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏مخاطي (snotty). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

类粘蛋白. (various references)

   

Danish

  

mukoest karcinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), mucoid degeneration (mucoid degeneration), mucinøst carcinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), kolloidt karcinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), kolloid kræft (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloid tumor, colloid tumour, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, gelatinous tumor, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma, mucous tumor, myxoma). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

mukeuze degeneratie (mucoid degeneration), mucoïde degeneratie (mucoid degeneration), carcinoma myxomatodes (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mucoïdes (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma gelatinosum (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloid tumor, colloid tumour, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, gelatinous tumor, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma, mucous tumor, myxoma), carcinoma colloides (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

musinoottinen karsinooma (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

French

  

dégénérescence muqueuse (mucoid degeneration), dégénérescence mucoïde (mucoid degeneration), carcinome muqueux (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinome mucoïde (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinome gélatiniforme (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinome colloïde (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), cancer colloïde (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), épithélioma muqueux (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), épithélioma colloïde (carcinoma muciparum, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

German

  

myxomatoese Degeneration (mucoid degeneration), Mukoidkarzinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), mukoide Degeneration (mucoid degeneration), mukoeses Karzinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), mukoese Degeneration (mucoid degeneration), verschleimendes Karzinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), Schleimkrebs (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), schleimige Degeneration (mucoid degeneration), Gallertkarzinom (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), gallertige Degeneration (mucoid degeneration), Carcinoma mucoides (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), Carcinoma colloides (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), Ca myxomatodes (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), Ca gelatinosum (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κολλοειδές καρκίνωμα (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), κολλοειδής καρκίνος (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), βλεννώδης εκφύλιση (mucoid degeneration), βλεννώδες καρκίνωμα (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), μυξοματώδης εκφύλιση του μεσοδέρματος (mucoid degeneration). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ריר י (mucinous). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nyálkás (glutinous, greasy, mucilaginous, mucous, rheumy, ropy, slimy). (various references)

   

Italian

  

degenerazione mucosa (mucoid degeneration), colloma (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mucoso (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mucoide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma muciparo (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mixomatoso (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma gelatinoso (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma colloide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), cancro colloide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ucoidmay

   

Portuguese

  

degeneração mucóide (mucoid degeneration), coloma (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mucoso (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma mucóide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma gelatiniforme (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), carcinoma colóide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma), cancro colóide (areolar cancer, carcinoma muciparum, colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma, colloide carcinoma, colloma, gelatiniform carcinoma, mocinous carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

слизеподобный. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

mukoidan, nalik na sluz. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

mucoide. (various references)

   

Thai

  

น้ำลาย (drivel, drool, flob, slobber). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sümüksü (slimy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Mucoid

Derivations

Words beginning with "mucoid": mucoidal, mucoids. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Mucoid

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-i-m-o-u"

-1 letter: domic, duomi, mucid, odium.

-2 letters: doum, duci, modi, odic.

-3 letters: cod, cud, cum, dim, doc, dom, dui, duo, mid, moc, mod, mud, oud, udo.

-4 letters: do, id, mi, mo, mu, od, om, um.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-i-m-o-u"
 

+1 letter: modicum, mucoids.

 

+2 letters: conidium, modicums, mucinoid, mucoidal, oncidium.

 

+3 letters: coccidium, dicumarol, doronicum, dulcimore, duodecimo, indecorum, midcourse, oncidiums.

 

+4 letters: androecium, calmodulin, coatimundi, comminuted, commodious, communised, communized, compendium, customised, customized, daunomycin, dicoumarin, dicoumarol, dicumarols, doronicums, dulcimores, duodecimal, duodecimos, glochidium, indecorums, lycopodium, mendacious, misconduct, miscounted, misfocused, mistouched, myocardium, outclimbed, uncombined, undogmatic, undomestic.

 

+5 letters: audiometric, calmodulins, caudillismo, clostridium, coatimundis, compendious, compendiums, compounding, condominium, corrigendum, daunomycins, dichogamous, dichotomous, dicoumarins, dicoumarols, disaccustom, documenting, duodecimals, endocardium, endothecium, eudiometric, lycopodiums, miscomputed, misconducts, misfocussed, mucopeptide, multicoated, mustachioed, thermoduric, uncommitted, unconfirmed, unidiomatic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Mucoid


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 75 63 6F 69 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01110101 01100011 01101111 01101001 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#117 &#99 &#111 &#105 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0075 0063 006F 0069 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

478769817570

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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