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involucrin

involucrin noun: a protein component of human skin.

Noun

involucrin (uncountable)

  1. A protein component of human skin.
    • In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.

Origin of involucrin

From Latin involūcrum (“wrapper, covering”) + -in.

Questions about involucrin

What does involucrin mean?
Involucrin means a protein component of human skin.
What part of speech is involucrin?
Involucrin is a noun.

Words near involucrin in the dictionary

  1. involucrella
  2. involucrellum
  3. involucres
  4. involucret
  5. involucrets
  6. involucrin
  7. involucrum
  8. involukrin
  9. involuntarily
  10. involuntariness
  11. involuntary

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