mucin

English

Etymology

From muc- +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːsɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

mucin (countable and uncountable, plural mucins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.

Derived terms

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

Translations

any of several glycoproteins found in mucus

• Finnish: musiini

Anagrams

• Numic, cumin