Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mucin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mucin \Mu"cin\ (m[=u]"s[i^]n), n. [From {Mucus}.]
1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.]
2. (Physiol. Chem.) 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mucin
n : a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a
lubricant that protects body surfaces
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