MUCEDIN
\mjˈuːsɪdˌɪn], \mjˈuːsɪdˌɪn], \m_j_ˈuː_s_ɪ_d_ˌɪ_n]\
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A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; - formerly called also mucin.
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A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; - formerly called also mucin.
By Noah Webster.
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Substance obtained from fermenting gluten.
By William R. Warner
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[Latin] An amorphous nitrogenous substance, insoluble in water, forming one of the constituents of gluten.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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