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lactenin

lactenin noun: a nitrogenous substance present in milk, with antimicrobial properties.

Noun

lactenin (uncountable)

  1. A nitrogenous substance present in milk, with antimicrobial properties.

Questions about lactenin

What does lactenin mean?
Lactenin means a nitrogenous substance present in milk, with antimicrobial properties.
What part of speech is lactenin?
Lactenin is a noun.

Words near lactenin in the dictionary

  1. lactators
  2. lacteal
  3. lacteally
  4. lacteals
  5. lactean
  6. lactenin
  7. lacteocrumenasia
  8. lacteous
  9. lactescence
  10. lactescences
  11. lactescency

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