- Mucinogen
- Mucinogen \Mu*cin"o*gen\ (m[-u]*s[i^]n"[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.) Same as {Mucigen}. [1913 Webster]
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Mucinogen
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mucinogen — [myo͞o sin′ə jən] n. 〚 MUCIN + o + GEN〛 any of a group of substances from which mucins are derived * * * … Universalium
mucinogen — [myo͞o sin′ə jən] n. [ MUCIN + o + GEN] any of a group of substances from which mucins are derived … English World dictionary
mucinogen — A glycoprotein that forms mucin through the imbibition of water. [mucin + G. gen, producing] * * * mu·cin·o·gen myü sin ə jən, .jen n any of various substances which undergo conversion into mucins called also mucigen … Medical dictionary
mucinogen — mu·cin·o·gen … English syllables
mucinogen — myüˈsinəjən, ˌjen noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mucin + o + gen : any of various substances easily converted into mucins (as by the action of alkalies) … Useful english dictionary
Goblet cell — Section of mucus membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland similar to the intestinal glands, with goblet cells. mm. Mucous membrane. m. Muscularis mucosae. m’. Muscula … Wikipedia
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
mucigen — mu·ci·gen jən, .jen n MUCINOGEN * * * mu·ci·gen (muґsĭ jən) [muci + gen] the substance from which mucin is derived … Medical dictionary
mucigen — jə̇n, ˌjen noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mucin + gen : mucinogen … Useful english dictionary
