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lactoferricin

lactoferricin noun: any of a group of amphipathic, cationic peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

Noun

lactoferricin (plural lactoferricins)

  1. Any of a group of amphipathic, cationic peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Forms of lactoferricin

plurallactoferricins

Questions about lactoferricin

What does lactoferricin mean?
Lactoferricin means any of a group of amphipathic, cationic peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties.
What part of speech is lactoferricin?
Lactoferricin is a noun.
What is the plural of lactoferricin?
The plural of lactoferricin is lactoferricins.

Words near lactoferricin in the dictionary

  1. lactofermentations
  2. lactofermented
  3. lactofermenting
  4. lactoferments
  5. lactoferrampin
  6. lactoferricin
  7. lactoferricins
  8. lactoferrin
  9. lactoferrins
  10. lactoflavin
  11. lactoflavins

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