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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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