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acaloleptin

acaloleptin noun: any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in the larva of the beetle Acalolepta luxuriosa.

Noun

acaloleptin (plural acaloleptins)

  1. Any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in the larva of the beetle Acalolepta luxuriosa

Forms of acaloleptin

pluralacaloleptins

Questions about acaloleptin

What does acaloleptin mean?
Acaloleptin means any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in the larva of the beetle Acalolepta luxuriosa.
What part of speech is acaloleptin?
Acaloleptin is a noun.
What is the plural of acaloleptin?
The plural of acaloleptin is acaloleptins.

Words near acaloleptin in the dictionary

  1. acalephans
  2. acalephe
  3. acalephoid
  4. acalephs
  5. acallosal
  6. acaloleptin
  7. acaloleptins
  8. acaloric
  9. acalycal
  10. acalycine
  11. acalycinous

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