English Explanatory Dictionary

mucin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus

Pronunciation

/ˈmjuːsɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mucin.wav

Word forms

mucin mucins

Etymology

From muc- + -in.

Derived words

apomucin endomucin mucigen mucinlike mucinoid mucinolysis mucinolytic mucinosis mucinous ovomucin pseudomucin pseudomucinous sialomucin sulfomucin sulphomucin
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