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cerulein

cerulein noun: ceruletide.

Noun

cerulein (usually uncountable, plural ceruleins)

  1. (usually) ceruletide
  2. (usually) A fast dyestuff with chemical formula C₂₀H₈O₆, made by heating gallein with strong sulfuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.

Forms of cerulein

pluralceruleins
alternative formcaerulein
alternative formcoerulein

Questions about cerulein

What does cerulein mean?
Cerulein means ceruletide.
What part of speech is cerulein?
Cerulein is a noun.
What is the plural of cerulein?
The plural of cerulein is ceruleins.

Words near cerulein in the dictionary

  1. cerulean
  2. cerulean blue
  3. cerulean blues
  4. cerulean warbler
  5. ceruleans
  6. cerulein
  7. ceruleins
  8. cerulenin
  9. ceruleocortical
  10. ceruleous
  11. cerulescence

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