noun
also mucoitin sulfate (ˈ)myü|kōətə̇n+-
Etymology: mucoitin International Scientific Vocabulary muc- + -itin (as in chondroitin )
: an acidic mucopolysaccharide that is found especially in the cornea of the eye and in gastric mucosa and that is a derivative of glucosamine and glucuronic acid; an ester of hyaluronic acid and sulfuric acid