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gallerin

gallerin noun: an antibiotic protein found in the brain of the wax moth larva.

Noun

gallerin (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic protein found in the brain of the wax moth larva.

Origin of gallerin

Named after Galleria mellonella, the wax moth.

Questions about gallerin

What does gallerin mean?
Gallerin means an antibiotic protein found in the brain of the wax moth larva.
What part of speech is gallerin?
Gallerin is a noun.

Words near gallerin in the dictionary

  1. gallerias
  2. galleried
  3. galleries
  4. galleriesful
  5. gallerimycin
  6. gallerin
  7. gallerina
  8. gallerinas
  9. gallerist
  10. gallerists
  11. gallers

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