Mucinous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins. not-comparable

    "mucinous carcinoid"

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or containing mucin wordnet

Synonyms

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snotty

Example

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"in mucinous carcinoma of the breast, the cancer cells express various mucins"

Etymology

From mucin + -ous.

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