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nouna nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfacestype of:
Definition that contains mucin
- mucoid any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin
- mucinous relating to or containing mucin
- gastric acid digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
- sublingual gland a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
- gastric juice digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
- sublingual salivary gland a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
- mucinoid resembling mucin