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gloverin

gloverin noun: an inducible antibacterial protein present in the pupae of giant silk moths (Hyalophora spp.).

Noun

gloverin (countable and uncountable, plural gloverins)

  1. An inducible antibacterial protein present in the pupae of giant silk moths (Hyalophora spp.)

Forms of gloverin

pluralgloverins

Questions about gloverin

What does gloverin mean?
Gloverin means an inducible antibacterial protein present in the pupae of giant silk moths (Hyalophora spp.).
What part of speech is gloverin?
Gloverin is a noun.
What is the plural of gloverin?
The plural of gloverin is gloverins.

Words near gloverin in the dictionary

  1. glover's sutures
  2. Glover's tower
  3. Glover's towers
  4. gloveress
  5. gloveresses
  6. gloverin
  7. gloverins
  8. glovers
  9. Glovertown
  10. gloves
  11. gloves are off

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