Mucilloid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mucilloid is a noun meaning A substance prepared from mucilage.
Meaning
A substance prepared from mucilage.
Example Sentences
Feeding psyllium mucilloid may promote colonic healing in horses with RDUC.
METAMUCIL® is the highly refined mucilloid of Plantago ovata (50%), a seed of the psyllium group, combined with dextrose (50%) as a dispersing agent.
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).
Word Forms
- mucilloids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydrophilic, mucosae, mucous, mucilage, mucate, mucilaginous.
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