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griffithsin

griffithsin noun: a protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.

Noun

griffithsin (uncountable)

  1. A protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.

Origin of griffithsin

From translingual Griffithsia + -in.

Questions about griffithsin

What does griffithsin mean?
Griffithsin means a protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.
What part of speech is griffithsin?
Griffithsin is a noun.

Words near griffithsin in the dictionary

  1. griffins
  2. griffish
  3. Griffith
  4. griffithite
  5. Griffiths
  6. griffithsin
  7. Griffithstown
  8. Griffitt
  9. Griffitts
  10. Griffo
  11. griffon

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