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coerulein

coerulein is the alternative form 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.

Forms of coerulein

pluralcoeruleins

Questions about coerulein

What is coerulein the alternative form of?
Coerulein is the alternative form of cerulein.

Words near coerulein in the dictionary

  1. coercivity
  2. coerebid
  3. coerebids
  4. coersion
  5. coerulear
  6. coerulein
  7. coeruleins
  8. coeruleocortical
  9. coeruleospinal
  10. coerulignone
  11. coeruloplasmin

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