"mucin" meaning in English

See mucin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mucins [plural]
Etymology: From muc- + -in. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|muco|in|alt1=muc-}} muc- + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mucin (countable and uncountable, plural mucins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus Wikipedia link: mucin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry

Inflected forms

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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "mucinlike"
        },
        {
          "word": "mucinoid"
        },
        {
          "word": "mucinolysis"
        },
        {
          "word": "mucinolytic"
        },
        {
          "word": "mucinosis"
        },
        {
          "word": "mucinous"
        },
        {
          "word": "ovomucin"
        },
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          "word": "pseudomucin"
        },
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          "word": "sialomucin"
        },
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          "word": "sulfomucin"
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