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leptomin

leptomin noun: a substance found in the leptome of some plants, especially in the sieve tubes and laticiferous vessels, the presumed function being to convey oxygen.

Noun

leptomin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A substance found in the leptome of some plants, especially in the sieve tubes and laticiferous vessels, the presumed function being to convey oxygen.

Origin of leptomin

leptome + -in

Questions about leptomin

What does leptomin mean?
Leptomin means a substance found in the leptome of some plants, especially in the sieve tubes and laticiferous vessels, the presumed function being to convey oxygen.
What part of speech is leptomin?
Leptomin is a noun.

Words near leptomin in the dictionary

  1. leptomes
  2. leptomeson
  3. leptomesons
  4. leptometer
  5. leptometers
  6. leptomin
  7. leptomonad
  8. leptomonads
  9. leptomorph
  10. leptomorphic
  11. leptomorphically

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