Mucin

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·see Mucedin.

II. Mucin ·noun 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.