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latherin

latherin noun: a surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.

Noun

latherin (plural latherins)

  1. A surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.

Forms of latherin

plurallatherins

Origin of latherin

From lather + -in from the ability of the protein to produce a frothy lather of sweat on equines.

Questions about latherin

What does latherin mean?
Latherin means a surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.
What part of speech is latherin?
Latherin is a noun.
What is the plural of latherin?
The plural of latherin is latherins.

Words near latherin in the dictionary

  1. lathered up
  2. lathereeve
  3. lathereeves
  4. latherer
  5. latherers
  6. latherin
  7. lathering
  8. lathering up
  9. latherings
  10. latherins
  11. latherless

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