mucoid
/ˈmjuːkɔɪd/adjective, noun
mucoid is spelled M-U-C-O-I-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mucoid means “Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mucoid?
| Letters | 6: M-U-C-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mucoid?
Mucoid appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mucoid?
- UK /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mucoid
- mucoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mucoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mucoid come from?
By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).