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aegyptin

aegyptin noun: any of a group of proteins present in the salivary gland of the mosquito (Aedes aegypti).

Noun

aegyptin (plural aegyptins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins present in the salivary gland of the mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

Forms of aegyptin

pluralaegyptins

Questions about aegyptin

What does aegyptin mean?
Aegyptin means any of a group of proteins present in the salivary gland of the mosquito (Aedes aegypti).
What part of speech is aegyptin?
Aegyptin is a noun.
What is the plural of aegyptin?
The plural of aegyptin is aegyptins.

Words near aegyptin in the dictionary

  1. aegyo sal
  2. aegypiin
  3. aegypiins
  4. aegypine
  5. aegyptianellosis
  6. aegyptin
  7. aegyptins
  8. aegyptism
  9. aegyptosuchid
  10. aegyptosuchids
  11. Aegyptus

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