mucigen

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English

Etymology

From mucin +‎ -gen.

Noun

mucigen (countable and uncountable, plural mucigens)

  1. (physiology) A granular substance formed in epithelial cells that, mixed with water, gives rise to mucin.
    Synonym: mucinogen

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