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ceruleins

ceruleins is the plural of cerulein.

Meaning of cerulein

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.

Questions about ceruleins

What is ceruleins the plural of?
Ceruleins is the plural of cerulein.

Words near ceruleins in the dictionary

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

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