1. (Bot. Chem.)
Defn: See Mucedin. [Obs.]
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: 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.
MUCINOGEN
Mu*cin"o*gen, n. Etym: [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Same as Mucigen.
MUCIPAROUS
Mu*cip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Mucus + L. parere to produce.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
MUCIVORE
Mu"ci*vore, n. Etym: [L. mucus slime, mucus + vorare to devour.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: An unsect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.