MUCOIDAL

mucoid, mucoidal

(adjective) relating to or resembling mucus; “a mucoid substance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mucoidal (comparative more mucoidal, superlative most mucoidal)

mucoid (of or pertaining to mucus)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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