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Look up: mucin


  1. mucin
    [n] - a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=mucin

  2. Mucin
    Mucin is a protein found in mucus and therefore present in mucous membranes. The mucin layer lining the gut requires sulphate to remain healthy and functioning.
    Found op http://www.brainandbody.co.uk/index.php?Itemid=3&id=13&option=com_content&t

  3. Mucin
    Mu'cin (mū'sĭn) noun [ From Mucus .] 1. (Bot. Chem.) See Mucedin . [ Obsolete] 2. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculi...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/110

  4. mucin
    1. <botany> See Mucedin. ... 2. <physiology> 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 fibres of connective tissue, as in tendons. ... Orig...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?mucin

  5. mucin
    noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mucin

  6. mucin
    (mu´sin) a mucopolysaccharide or glycoprotein that is the chief constituent of mucus.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Mucin
    • (n.) See Mucedin. • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mucin/



  1. mucin
    (from the article `mucous membrane`) ...The membranes vary in structure, but they all have a surface layer of epithelial cells over a deeper layer of connective tissue. They are called ... Mucous glands secrete a protein called mucin, which with water forms the substance known as mucus; this slimy m...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/132

  2. mucin
    mucin 1. A complex protein present in mucus. 2. Any of a group of glycoproteins found especially in the secretions of mucous membranes. 3. Any mucoprotein secreted by cells which raises the viscosity of the medium around them. 4. A class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1340/

  3. Mučín
    Mučín (Mucsény) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mučín

  4. mucin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: myū′sin Definitions: 1. The hydrated form of mucinogen, a secretion containing carbohydrate-rich glycoproteins such as those from the goblet cells of the intestine, the submaxillary glands, and other mucous glandular cells; it is also present in the ground substa...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=56282

  5. Mucin
    Mucins are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most metazoans. Mucins` key characteristic is their ability to form gels; therefore they are a key component in most gel-like secretions, serving functions from lubricatio...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucin

  6. mucin
    mucin: see glycoprotein.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0916491.html

  7. Mucin
    Mucin is a protein and the principal constituent of mucus.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EM.HTM

  8. mucin
    1) Glycoprotein 2) Protein and the principal constituent of mucus
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/mucin/1

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