mucigen

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

References

• “mucigen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.