mucoprotein en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- English protein English mucoprotein From muco- + protein.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.
In Fasciola sp., the cyst wall consists of four layers, a layer of tanned protein, followed by a layer of mucoprotein and acid mucopolysaccaride.
2013, K[eshav] C[handra] Pandey, Nirupama Agrawal, “History of Indian Work on Metacercariae”, in Metacercarial Fauna of India (Occasional Paper; 349), Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, →ISBN, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mucoproteins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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it mucoproteina (Translations)