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Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Adjective
The plant yields a gluey mucoid substance that’s mixed with water and sprayed on the adobe, a technique Salvadorans have used for centuries to preserve their homes.
—Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Mucoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mucoid. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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mucoid
1 of 2 adjective
mu·coid
ˈmyü-ˌkȯid 
1
: resembling mucus
2
: forming large moist sticky colonies
—used of dissociated strains of bacteria
mucoid
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