- mucinolytic
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mu·ci·no·lyt·ic .myü-sən-ō-'lit-ik adj tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin-containing body secretions or components <a \mucinolytic enzyme>* * *
mu·ci·no·lyt·ic (mu″sĭ-no-litґik) [mucin + -lytic] dissolving or splitting up mucin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.