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cicadin

cicadin noun: an anti-fungal agent; a peptide isolated from the Cicada flammata, a cicada.

Noun

cicadin (uncountable)

  1. An anti-fungal agent; a peptide isolated from the Cicada flammata, a cicada.

Origin of cicadin

cicada + -in

Questions about cicadin

What does cicadin mean?
Cicadin means an anti-fungal agent; a peptide isolated from the Cicada flammata, a cicada.
What part of speech is cicadin?
Cicadin is a noun.

Words near cicadin in the dictionary

  1. cicadelline
  2. cicadettine
  3. cicadettines
  4. cicadid
  5. cicadids
  6. cicadin
  7. cicadoid
  8. cicadoids
  9. cicadomorph
  10. cicadomorphs
  11. cicads

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