MUCINOUS

mucinous

(adjective) relating to or containing mucin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mucinous (comparative more mucinous, superlative most mucinous)

Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.

in mucinous ovarian cancer

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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