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cerebrin

cerebrin noun: a non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.

Noun

cerebrin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
    Synonyms:
    cerebric acid

Synonyms of cerebrin

Origin of cerebrin

From cerebrum + -in.

Words formed from cerebrin

Questions about cerebrin

What does cerebrin mean?
Cerebrin means a non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
What part of speech is cerebrin?
Cerebrin is a noun.

Words near cerebrin in the dictionary

  1. cerebric acid
  2. cerebricity
  3. cerebriform
  4. cerebriformly
  5. cerebrifugal
  6. cerebrin
  7. cerebripetal
  8. cerebritides
  9. cerebritis
  10. cerebro-
  11. cerebroafferent

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