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hydrophobin

hydrophobin noun: any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object.

Noun

hydrophobin (plural hydrophobins)

  1. Any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object

Forms of hydrophobin

pluralhydrophobins

Origin of hydrophobin

From hydrophobe + -in.

Questions about hydrophobin

What does hydrophobin mean?
Hydrophobin means any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object.
What part of speech is hydrophobin?
Hydrophobin is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrophobin?
The plural of hydrophobin is hydrophobins.

Words near hydrophobin in the dictionary

  1. hydrophobical
  2. hydrophobically
  3. hydrophobicities
  4. hydrophobicity
  5. hydrophobics
  6. hydrophobin
  7. hydrophobine
  8. hydrophobines
  9. hydrophobins
  10. hydrophobised
  11. hydrophobist

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