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diapausin

diapausin noun: any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects.

Noun

diapausin (plural diapausins)

  1. Any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects

Forms of diapausin

pluraldiapausins

Origin of diapausin

From diapause + -in.

Questions about diapausin

What does diapausin mean?
Diapausin means any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects.
What part of speech is diapausin?
Diapausin is a noun.
What is the plural of diapausin?
The plural of diapausin is diapausins.

Words near diapausin in the dictionary

  1. diapasons
  2. diapausal
  3. diapause
  4. diapaused
  5. diapauses
  6. diapausin
  7. diapausing
  8. diapausins
  9. diapedeses
  10. diapedesis
  11. diapedetic

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