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hydrophilin

hydrophilin noun: any of a group of proteins, present in some yeasts, that prevents cell death during desiccation.

Noun

hydrophilin (plural hydrophilins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins, present in some yeasts, that prevents cell death during desiccation

Forms of hydrophilin

pluralhydrophilins

Questions about hydrophilin

What does hydrophilin mean?
Hydrophilin means any of a group of proteins, present in some yeasts, that prevents cell death during desiccation.
What part of speech is hydrophilin?
Hydrophilin is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrophilin?
The plural of hydrophilin is hydrophilins.

Words near hydrophilin in the dictionary

  1. hydrophilically
  2. hydrophilicities
  3. hydrophilicity
  4. hydrophilid
  5. hydrophilids
  6. hydrophilin
  7. hydrophilins
  8. hydrophilism
  9. hydrophilite
  10. hydrophilites
  11. hydrophilization

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