mucin
Noun
Meaning
See Mucedin.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
protein
hemoglobin
haemoglobin
glycoprotein
hyaluronic acid
aggrecan
keratan sulfate
glycosaminoglycan
biglycan
syndecan
brevican
fibromodulin
heparan sulfate
serglycin
decorin
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