Bible Dictionaries
Mucin

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Prev Entry
Mucilaginous

Next Entry
Mucinogen

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

(1):

(n.) See Mucedin.

(2):

(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.