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mucigen

mucigen noun: a granular substance formed in epithelial cells that, mixed with water, gives rise to mucin.

Noun

mucigen (countable and uncountable, plural mucigens)

  1. A granular substance formed in epithelial cells that, mixed with water, gives rise to mucin.
    Synonyms:
    mucinogen

Synonyms of mucigen

Forms of mucigen

pluralmucigens

Origin of mucigen

From mucin + -gen.

Questions about mucigen

What does mucigen mean?
Mucigen means a granular substance formed in epithelial cells that, mixed with water, gives rise to mucin.
What part of speech is mucigen?
Mucigen is a noun.
What is the plural of mucigen?
The plural of mucigen is mucigens.

Words near mucigen in the dictionary

  1. mucification
  2. mucifications
  3. muciform
  4. mucigel
  5. mucigels
  6. mucigen
  7. mucigenic
  8. mucigenous
  9. mucigens
  10. mucilage
  11. mucilages

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