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cruciferin

cruciferin noun: a storage protein found in the seeds of some crucifers.

Noun

cruciferin (plural cruciferins)

  1. A storage protein found in the seeds of some crucifers

Forms of cruciferin

pluralcruciferins

Origin of cruciferin

From crucifer + -in.

Questions about cruciferin

What does cruciferin mean?
Cruciferin means a storage protein found in the seeds of some crucifers.
What part of speech is cruciferin?
Cruciferin is a noun.
What is the plural of cruciferin?
The plural of cruciferin is cruciferins.

Words near cruciferin in the dictionary

  1. crucible steels
  2. crucibles
  3. crucicentric
  4. crucifer
  5. cruciferaceous
  6. cruciferin
  7. cruciferins
  8. cruciferous
  9. crucifers
  10. crucifiability
  11. crucifiable

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