Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucilloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-cil-loid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance prepared from mucilage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"METAMUCIL® is the highly refined mucilloid of Plantago ovata (50%), a seed of the psyllium group, combined with dextrose (50%) as a dispersing agent."
"Feeding psyllium mucilloid may promote colonic healing in horses with RDUC."
"The effectiveness of dietary fiber in diminishing the number and severity of GI side effect was demonstrated in a pancreatic lipase inhibitor study, which concluded that the mucilloid of dietary fiber prevents the GI side effect, most probably by absorbing free fat (oil) (30)."

Etymology

From mucil(age) + -oid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mucilloids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mucilage mucilaginous mucoid

Questions

What does mucilloid mean?: A substance prepared from mucilage.
Where does mucilloid come from?: From mucil(age) + -oid.

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