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mucin

/ˈmjuːsɪn/

mucin noun: any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.

Noun

mucin (countable and uncountable, plural mucins)

  1. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.

mucin meaning in Tamil

mucin in Tamil

சளி, பிசின், மியூசின், உமிழ் நீரிலுள்ள நொதிப்பொருள்

Forms of mucin

pluralmucins

Origin of mucin

From muc- + -in.

Words formed from mucin

Questions about mucin

What does mucin mean?
Mucin means any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.
What is mucin in Tamil?
Mucin in Tamil is சளி, பிசின், மியூசின். See Mucin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucin?
Mucin is a noun.
How do you pronounce mucin?
Mucin is pronounced /ˈmjuːsɪn/.
What is the plural of mucin?
The plural of mucin is mucins.

Words near mucin in the dictionary

  1. mucilaginous
  2. mucilaginously
  3. mucilaginousness
  4. mucilloid
  5. mucilloids
  6. mucin
  7. mucinase
  8. mucinases
  9. mucine
  10. mucinlike
  11. mucinogen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mucin (page history and authors); mucin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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