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mucin

N เยื่อเมือก เมือก yuai-muek

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUCIN

Mu "cin, n. Etym: [From Mucus. ]

1. (Bot. Chem. )

Defn: See Mucedin. [Obs. ]

2. (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: 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.

MUCINOGEN

Mu *cin "o *gen, n. Etym: [Mucin + -gen. ] (Physiol.)

Defn: Same as Mucigen.

New American Oxford Dictionary

mucin

mu cin |ˈmyo͞osən ˈmjusən | ▶noun Biochemistry a glycoprotein constituent of mucus. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mucus + -in 1 .

mucinous

mu ci nous |ˈmyo͞osənəs ˈmjusənəs | ▶adjective of, relating to, or covered with mucus.

Oxford Dictionary

mucin

mucin |ˈmjuːsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a glycoprotein constituent of mucus. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from mucus + -in 1 .

mucinous

mu ¦cin |ous |ˈmjuːsɪnəs | ▶adjective relating to or covered with mucus.

Spanish Dictionary

mucina

mucina nombre femenino Sustancia que constituye el principal componente de las secreciones salivales y mucosas .