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A nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions
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mucin
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WordNet
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n. a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .
Wiktionary
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n. (context biochemistry English) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus
Wikipedia
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Mučín is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia .
Usage examples of mucin.
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.
The mucin is created by the goblet cells of the conjunctiva while the phospholipids are produced by the meibomian glands.
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.