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cryptdin

cryptdin noun: any of a group of mouse enteric defensins.

Noun

cryptdin (plural cryptdins)

  1. Any of a group of mouse enteric defensins
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Forms of cryptdin

pluralcryptdins

Questions about cryptdin

What does cryptdin mean?
Cryptdin means any of a group of mouse enteric defensins.
What part of speech is cryptdin?
Cryptdin is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptdin?
The plural of cryptdin is cryptdins.

Words near cryptdin in the dictionary

  1. cryptarithmetic
  2. cryptarithmic
  3. cryptarithms
  4. cryptate
  5. cryptates
  6. cryptdin
  7. cryptdins
  8. crypted
  9. cryptenamine
  10. crypterati
  11. crypteroniaceous

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