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cecropins

cecropins is the plural of cecropin.

Meaning of cecropin

Noun

cecropin (plural cecropins)

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

Questions about cecropins

What is cecropins the plural of?
Cecropins is the plural of cecropin.

Words near cecropins in the dictionary

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

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