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haptogenic membrane

haptogenic membrane noun: a theoretical membrane that was once thought to surround, and stabilize, the fat globules in milk.

Noun

haptogenic membrane (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) A theoretical membrane that was once thought to surround, and stabilize, the fat globules in milk

Questions about haptogenic membrane

What does haptogenic membrane mean?
Haptogenic membrane means a theoretical membrane that was once thought to surround, and stabilize, the fat globules in milk.
What part of speech is haptogenic membrane?
Haptogenic membrane is a noun.

Words near haptogenic membrane in the dictionary

  1. haptoattractant
  2. haptoattractants
  3. haptocorrin
  4. haptocorrins
  5. haptodysphoria
  6. haptogenic membrane
  7. haptoglobin
  8. haptoglobinaemia
  9. haptoglobinemia
  10. haptoglobins
  11. haptoglobulin

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