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bombyxin

bombyxin noun: a brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects.

Noun

bombyxin (countable and uncountable, plural bombyxins)

  1. A brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects

Forms of bombyxin

pluralbombyxins

Origin of bombyxin

Bombyx + -in

Questions about bombyxin

What does bombyxin mean?
Bombyxin means a brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects.
What part of speech is bombyxin?
Bombyxin is a noun.
What is the plural of bombyxin?
The plural of bombyxin is bombyxins.

Words near bombyxin in the dictionary

  1. bombyliid
  2. bombyliids
  3. bombylious
  4. bombyx
  5. bombyxes
  6. bombyxin
  7. bombyxins
  8. bombé
  9. BOMDAS
  10. bomdong
  11. Bomen

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