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mucin |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mucin \Mu"cin\ (m[=u]"s[i^]n), n. [From {Mucus}.] 1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.] 2. (Physiol. Chem.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mucedin \Mu*ce"din\, n. [From {Mucus}.] (Bot. Chem.) A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also {mucin}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mucin n : a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
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