different between mucin vs mucinous

mucin

English

Noun

mucin (countable and uncountable, plural mucins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus

Anagrams

  • Numic, cumin

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mucinous

English

Etymology

mucin +? -ous

Adjective

mucinous (comparative more mucinous, superlative most mucinous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.
    mucinous carcinoid
    in mucinous carcinoma of the breast, the cancer cells express various mucins
    in mucinous ovarian cancer

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