You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
MUCINS
Noun
mucins
plural of mucin
Anagrams
• cumins
Source: Wiktionary
MUCIN
Mu"cin, n. Etym: [From Mucus.]
1. (Bot. Chem.)
Definition: See Mucedin. [Obs.]
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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