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acrosin

acrosin noun: a proteolytic enzyme, found in the acrosome of spermatozoa, that enables penetration of the egg.

Noun

acrosin (uncountable)

  1. A proteolytic enzyme, found in the acrosome of spermatozoa, that enables penetration of the egg.

Origin of acrosin

From acrosome + -in.

Words formed from acrosin

Questions about acrosin

What does acrosin mean?
Acrosin means a proteolytic enzyme, found in the acrosome of spermatozoa, that enables penetration of the egg.
What part of speech is acrosin?
Acrosin is a noun.

Words near acrosin in the dictionary

  1. acros
  2. acroscleroderma
  3. acrosclerosis
  4. acroscopic
  5. acrose
  6. acrosin
  7. acrosine
  8. acroski
  9. acrosomal
  10. acrosome
  11. acrosomeless

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