See Also: muci-(medicine)
muci-(dictionary)

muci- (iou)



muci- combining form ['mju:si] of MUCUS: see -I-. Cf. MUCO-.
muci'carmine noun (Histology) a specific stain for mucin, consisting of carmine and aluminium chloride in water L19.
mu'ciferous adjective secreting or conveying mucus M19.
mucigel noun (Biochemistry) a mucilaginous gel secreted by plant roots and usu. associated with large numbers of bacteria L20.
mucigen noun the substance in a mucus-secreting cell from which mucin is derived L19.
mu'cigenous adjective (a) producing or secreting mucus; (b) of the nature of mucigen: L19.
mu'ciparous adjective = mucigenous (a) M19.