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gorgonin

gorgonin noun: a complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians.

Noun

gorgonin (uncountable)

  1. A complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians.

Origin of gorgonin

From gorgonian + -in.

Questions about gorgonin

What does gorgonin mean?
Gorgonin means a complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians.
What part of speech is gorgonin?
Gorgonin is a noun.

Words near gorgonin in the dictionary

  1. Gorgonesque
  2. gorgonian
  3. gorgonians
  4. gorgoniid
  5. gorgoniids
  6. gorgonin
  7. gorgonise
  8. gorgonised
  9. gorgonises
  10. gorgonising
  11. gorgonize

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