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bursicon

bursicon noun: a heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies.

Noun

bursicon (countable and uncountable, plural bursicons)

  1. A heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies

Forms of bursicon

pluralbursicons

Questions about bursicon

What does bursicon mean?
Bursicon means a heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies.
What part of speech is bursicon?
Bursicon is a noun.
What is the plural of bursicon?
The plural of bursicon is bursicons.

Words near bursicon in the dictionary

  1. Bursey
  2. Burseys
  3. Burshtyn
  4. bursicle
  5. bursicles
  6. bursicon
  7. bursicons
  8. bursiculate
  9. bursid
  10. bursids
  11. bursiform

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