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alvinellacin

alvinellacin noun: an antimicrobial peptide present in the polychaete worm Alvinella pompejana.

Noun

alvinellacin (uncountable)

  1. An antimicrobial peptide present in the polychaete worm Alvinella pompejana

Questions about alvinellacin

What does alvinellacin mean?
Alvinellacin means an antimicrobial peptide present in the polychaete worm Alvinella pompejana.
What part of speech is alvinellacin?
Alvinellacin is a noun.

Words near alvinellacin in the dictionary

  1. alvimopan
  2. Alvin
  3. Alvina
  4. Alvindia
  5. alvine
  6. alvinellacin
  7. alvinellid
  8. alvinellids
  9. Alvingham
  10. Alvino
  11. alvinocarid

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