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cecropin

cecropin noun: any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes.

Noun

cecropin (plural cecropins)

  1. Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes

Forms of cecropin

pluralcecropins

Origin of cecropin

From cecropia

Questions about cecropin

What does cecropin mean?
Cecropin means any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes.
What part of speech is cecropin?
Cecropin is a noun.
What is the plural of cecropin?
The plural of cecropin is cecropins.

Words near cecropin in the dictionary

  1. cecropia
  2. cecropia moth
  3. cecropia moths
  4. cecropiaceous
  5. cecropias
  6. cecropin
  7. cecropins
  8. CECS
  9. cecum
  10. cecums
  11. cecutiency

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