n.
Pronunciation: ˌ myü-k ə - ' pr ō - ˌ t ē n also - ' pr ō -t ē - ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1925
: any of various complex conjugated proteins (as mucins) that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ myü-k ə - ' pr ō - ˌ t ē n also - ' pr ō -t ē - ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1925
: any of various complex conjugated proteins (as mucins) that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012