mucin
n.
nitrogenous substance present in mucus secretions
Mucin
Mučín
Mucin
Mucin /mu·cin/ 1. any of a group of protein-containing glycoconjugates with high sialic acid or sulfated polysaccharide content that compose the [
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mucin
Noun
1. a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
(hypernym) glycoprotein
(substance-holonym) mucus, mucous secretion
Mucin
(n.)
See Mucedin.
(n.)
An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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