- mucin
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muc- Date: 1838 any of various mucoproteins that occur especially in secretions of mucous membranes • mucinous adjective
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Mucin — Mu cin (m[=u] s[i^]n), n. [From {Mucus}.] 1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol. Chem.) Any of a class of high molecular weight glycoproteins which are contained in mucus, and give to the latter secretion its peculiar… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucīn — Mucīn, 1) nach Saussure ein Bestandtheil des rohen Klebers; man erhält es, indem man den rohen Kleber mit Alkohol auskocht, aus der alkoholischen Lösung den Pflanzenleim fällt u. die wässerige Flüssigkeit verdunstet; 2) so v.w. Diastase; 3)… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mucīn — Mucīn, s. Schleim … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
mucin — [myo͞o′sin] n. [Fr mucine: see MUCUS & IN1] any of various glycoproteins in connective tissue, saliva, mucus, etc., that lubricate and protect the body mucinoid adj. mucinous … English World dictionary
Mucin — Micrograph showing cells with prominent mucin containing intracytoplasmic vacuoles. Pap stain. Mucins are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most metazoans … Wikipedia
Mucin — Muzine (engl. Mucins, von lat. mucus = „Schleim“), sind der strukturgebende Bestandteil des Schleims auf den Schleimhäuten (Mucosa). Muzine sind Glykoproteine, also Makromoleküle aus einer zentralen Proteinkette und langen Seitenketten aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mučín — Location of Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region Mučín (Hungarian: Mucsény) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. External links … Wikipedia
mucin — A secretion containing carbohydrate rich glycoproteins such as that from the goblet cells of the intestine, the submaxillary glands, and other mucous glandular cells; it is also present in the ground substance of connective tissue, especially… … Medical dictionary
mucin — 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
