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mucocomplex

mucocomplex noun: a complex mixture of mucopolysaccharides.

Noun

mucocomplex (plural mucocomplexes)

  1. A complex mixture of mucopolysaccharides.
    • In the lower protists, and only in these organisms, the structural material is a complex polymer of the type known as a mucocomplex substance, which is constructed from two amino sugars and three or four amino acids.1963, Roger Y. Stanier, The microbial world, page 142
    • The thick homogeneous layer is composed of a carbohydrate-peptide polymer known as the mucocomplex (also referred to as the murein or the mucopeptide layer).1988, Paul A. Ketchum, Microbiology: Concepts and Applications, page 80

Forms of mucocomplex

pluralmucocomplexes

Questions about mucocomplex

What does mucocomplex mean?
Mucocomplex means a complex mixture of mucopolysaccharides.
What part of speech is mucocomplex?
Mucocomplex is a noun.
What is the plural of mucocomplex?
The plural of mucocomplex is mucocomplexes.

Words near mucocomplex in the dictionary

  1. mucocellular
  2. mucociliar
  3. mucociliary
  4. mucociliated
  5. mucocilliary
  6. mucocomplex
  7. mucocomplexes
  8. mucocutaneous
  9. mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
  10. mucocutaneously
  11. mucocyst

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