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Meaning Of Mucin
n.
See Mucedin.
n.
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.