| MUCIC | • mucic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to mucic acid or its derivatives. • MUCIC adj. as in mucic acid, a colourless crystalline solid carboxylic acid. |
| MUCID | • mucid adj. Musty; mouldy; slimy; mucous. • MUCID adj. mouldy, musty. |
| MUCIN | • mucin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus. • MUCIN n. a protein secreted by the mucous membranes. |
| MUCINS | • mucins n. Plural of mucin. • MUCIN n. a protein secreted by the mucous membranes. |
| MUCIGEN | • mucigen n. (Physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin. • MUCIGEN n. a substance secreted by the cells of mucus membrane, also MUCINOGEN. |
| MUCIDITY | • mucidity n. The property of being mucid. • MUCIDITY n. mouldiness. |
| MUCIGENS | • mucigens n. Plural of mucigen. • MUCIGEN n. a substance secreted by the cells of mucus membrane, also MUCINOGEN. |
| MUCILAGE | • mucilage n. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms. • MUCILAGE n. an adhesive substance. |
| MUCINOID | • mucinoid adj. Resembling mucin. • mucinoid n. Alternative form of mucoid. • MUCINOID adj. of or like mucin, a substance produced by mucous membranes, also MUCINOUS. |
| MUCINOUS | • mucinous adj. Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins. • MUCINOUS adj. of or like mucin, a substance produced by mucous membranes, also MUCINOID. |
| MUCIDNESS | • MUCIDNESS n. the state of being mucid. |
| MUCILAGES | • mucilages n. Plural of mucilage. • MUCILAGE n. an adhesive substance. |
| MUCINOGEN | • mucinogen n. Alternative form of mucigen. • MUCINOGEN n. a substance secreted by mucous membrane, also MUCIGEN. |
| MUCIDITIES | • MUCIDITY n. mouldiness. |
| MUCIFEROUS | • muciferous adj. Producing or secreting mucus. • MUCIFEROUS adj. conveying or secreting mucus. |
| MUCINOGENS | • mucinogens n. Plural of mucinogen. • MUCINOGEN n. a substance secreted by mucous membrane, also MUCIGEN. |
| MUCIDNESSES | • MUCIDNESS n. the state of being mucid. |
| MUCILAGINOUS | • mucilaginous adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous. • MUCILAGINOUS adj. sticky, viscid. |
| MUCILAGINOUSLY | • mucilaginously adv. In a mucilaginous manner. • MUCILAGINOUS adv. sticky, viscid. |